Speaking to MSPs he said this inquiry is not about me but about the unacceptable conduct around the handling of sexual harassment complaints against him.
He says the Scottish government was found to have acted unlawfully in its handling of the complaints and was tainted by apparent bias .
He said: I have no incentive or advantage in revisiting the hurt and shock of the last three years. For two years and six months this has been a nightmare.
Mr Salmond added: Scotland hasn’t failed, its leadership has failed. The importance of this inquiry is for each and every one of us to help put this right.
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