Possibly the police, but they can t publish that in case it influences the wider public inquiry that we are expecting next year. expecting next year. there in the newsroom. expecting next year. there in the newsroom, thank expecting next year. there in the newsroom, thank you expecting next year. there in the newsroom, thank you for - expecting next year. there in the newsroom, thank you for that - expecting next year. there in the - newsroom, thank you for that update. as promised, let s return to that breaking news, the former chief executive and husband x first minister, nicola sturgeon is understood to be rearrested in connection with police, and s investigation into the party s finances. let s speak to our political correspondent. david, tell us more. ~ ,, us more. well, matthew, snp headquarters us more. well, matthew, snp headquarters in us more. well, matthew, snp headquarters in edinburgh - us more. well, matthew, snp - headquarters in edinburgh where, of course, pe
Almost three years now. he is also the husband of the former first minister, nicola sturgeon, was first arrested around this time last year. he was released without charge at that point. he s not the only person arrested in connection with operation branch form arrested and released without charge. calling the former treasurer was also arrested and released without charge. the latest development now we have a police operation that has had a lot of criticism about the length of this investigation seems to be taking. the latest opponent we ve had is this news that the former chief executive of the snp has been rearrested, important to stress at this point that that is all that is. no charges, the understanding is that he was taken in by police scotland this morning when he was rearrested, and that is the latest
Office. that is the prosecuting authority here in scotland. that will be sent in due course. we know that peter murrell is no longer in police custody, and, of course, this is now live for the purposes of the contempt of court act. the background of this has been a long running police investigation into the funding and finances of the snp. it started almost three years ago after complaints were received about how more than £600,000 of donations given to the snp for a fresh independence campaign were used. as part of that investigation, the police made three arrests last year as part of operation branch, one of those arrests was peter murrell, he was rearrested today. the parties treasurer was also arrested in interviews by police before being released pending further investigation. he was released without charge. injune last year, nicola sturgeon who is
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