The police inquiry - dubbed Operation Branchform - has been ongoing since July 2021. The probe has seen Peter Murrell, Colin Beattie and former first minister Nicola Sturgeon all arrested and released without charge.
Today marks one year since police arrested Nicola Sturgeon's husband and searched the couple's home as part of an ongoing probe into the SNP's funding and finances. Peter Murrell, the SNP's former chief executive, was arrested and released without charge on 5 April 2023. Almost two weeks later, ex-party treasurer MSP Colin Beattie was arrested and released.
Mr Foote is now the SNP's chief executive, having been appointed in August last year. During an interview with Sky News, Ms Sturgeon tells Beth Rigby that she has not heard whether police want to interview her or her husband as part of Operation Branchform. Ms Sturgeon declines to comment on the ongoing investigation. April 2023: Mr Murrell and Mr Beattie are both arrested and released without charge amid the police probe into the SNP's funding and finances.
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