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SNP treasurer arrested in party funding investigation
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| Contributor | IndyGeorgia |
| Last Edited | IndyGeorgia Apr 18, 2023 05:31pm |
| Category | Investigation |
| News Date | Apr 18, 2023 08:30am |
| Description | The Scottish National party’s treasurer, Colin Beattie, has been arrested as a suspect in the police investigation into the party’s funding and finances.
Police Scotland said Beattie, 71, had been taken into custody and was being interviewed by detectives.
Beattie’s detention follows the arrest earlier this month of Peter Murrell, Nicola Sturgeon’s husband and the former chief executive of the SNP, at their home in Glasgow, and the seizure of a motorhome parked outside Murrell’s mother’s house in Fife.
Murrell was released later that day without charge, pending further investigation.
Beattie, the SNP MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh and a former banker, had previously served as party treasurer for 16 years until he lost the post in an internal election to Douglas Chapman. Chapman then resigned as treasurer in 2021 after protesting that he had not had sufficient access to the party’s financial information. Beattie stepped in to replace him.
In a brief statement, the force said: “A 71-year-old man has today, Tuesday, 18 April 2023, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National party. The man is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotland detectives. A report will be sent to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.” |
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