The police probe was launched nearly four years ago and has dominated Scottish politics.
Operation Branchform was launched by Police Scotland in 2021 after complaints were made about the SNP ’s handling of around £600,000 in independence referendum donations.
What are the major developments? The donations were made at a time when Nicola Sturgeon was SNP leader and her husband Peter Murrell was party chief executive. The married couple, who have now separated, were arrested and released without charge in 2023 as part of the probe. Ex-SNP Treasurer Colin Beattie was also arrested and released without charge in the same year.
What is the issue with the campervan? A luxury campervan was reportedly seized by cops investigating the SNP’s finances. It was claimed a Niesmann + Bischoff motorhome was taken from a house in Fife at the same time police searched the home of Sturgeon Murrell. The value of the campervan is estimated to be around £110,000.
She said in December : "It's not something I have any control over and I don't think it would be surprising to anybody to hear me say of course I wish it wasn't there - but it is what it is and it will take its own course. Carloway, who is stepping down from his role as Scotland's Lord President, was asked about the probe recently in interviews with broadcasters.
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