By AFP 05 April 2023 | 9:43 am Peter Murrell, the husband of Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested Wednesday as part of a police investigation into the finances of their Scottish National Party (SNP), UK media reported. (FILES) In this file photo taken on March 28, 2021 Scotland’s First Minister and leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell attending a rehearsal of her SNP Campaign Conference speech. – Peter Murrell, the husband of Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested on April 5, 2023 as part of a police investigation into the finances of their Scottish National Party (SNP), UK media reported. Peter Murrell, 58, was the SNP’s chief executive until he quit last month. (Photo by RUSSELL CHEYNE / POOL / AFP) Peter Murrell, the husband of Scotland’s former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested Wednesday as part of a police investigation into the finances of their Scottish National Party (SNP), UK media reported. Peter Murrell, 58, was the SNP’s chief executive for nearly 25 years until he quit last month. In a statement, Police Scotland said they had taken a 58-year-old man into custody for questioning over the party’s “funding and finances”. “Officers are also carrying out searches at a number of addresses as part of the investigation,” the police force said, without naming the man. The BBC and other media said he was Murrell, who has long faced questions over the alleged disappearance of £600,000 ($750,000) in donations to the party, and over a personal loan of more than £100,000 that he gave it. Murrell resigned from his SNP leadership post after the party falsely denied to the media that it had lost 30,000 members. The revelation came as it held a bitter election to replace Sturgeon as a leader and first minister. Sturgeon said in February that she lacked the “energy” to carry on and that she would step down after eight years at the helm. She was succeeded as SNP leader and first minister by Humza Yousaf. Latest 2 mins ago The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the Resident Electoral Officer in Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa, ahead of the supplementary election billed for April 15. PDP spokesperson, Debo Ologunagba made the demand in a statement on Tuesday. Incumbent governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP polled 421,524… 17 mins ago In continuation of its efforts to weed the society of all kinds of corruption and trafficking crimes, Network Against Corruption and Human Trafficking (NACAT) on Tuesday staged a road walk against the vices in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Led by its Executive Director of Investigation, Fejiro Oliver, and its Legal Director, Barrister Ovie Justice,… 30 mins ago Italy’s competition watchdog said Wednesday it had opened an investigation against Meta, the parent company of Facebook, for allegedly abusing its dominant position during copyright negotiations with Italian music artists. 35 mins ago The World Bank has announced its readiness to partner with the National Youth Service Corps on youth empowerment, job creation and skills development for Corps Members. 50 mins ago The Kano State Fire Service said three female passengers died while 13 other passengers sustained injuries when a commercial bus caught fire on Tuesday. The service Public Relations Officer, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, confirmed the incident in a statement he issued to newsmen in Kano. He said the commercial vehicle, a Toyota Hiace bus with registration…
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