Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon was arrested and held for more than seven hours on Sunday after voluntarily attending an interview over a police probe into the fate of funds for her pro-independence Scottish National Party.
The police investigation is looking at what happened to more than £600,000 in funding which was raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017 and was supposed to have been ring-fenced, but may have been used for other purposes.
"Nicola has consistently said she would co-operate with the investigation if asked and continues to do so." The SNP said it had been cooperating with the investigation and would continue to do so. "It is not appropriate to publicly address any issues while that investigation is ongoing," a spokesperson said.were both arrested and then released without charge
Scots rejected ending the more than 300-year-old union with England by 55% to 45% in a 2014 referendum, but the Brexit vote two years later and Scotland’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic brought new support for independence. The Labour Party's Scotland spokesperson Ian Murray said there was a culture of "secrecy and cover-up" in the SNP.
The divisive leadership contest to replace Sturgeon exposed deep divisions within the party during her eight years in power, which saw a small group exercise control over party affairs.
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