Nicola Sturgeon, former Scottish premier, was arrested by police as part of the investigation into financial crimes by the Scottish National Party (SNP).

The Guardian writes it.

Sturgeon, who resigned as prime minister and SNP leader in early April, is the third person to be handcuffed in Operation Branchform, the police inquiry into allegations that more than £600,000 in donations to an independence campaign have been distracted from the coffers of the party.

The ex prime minister's husband, Peter Murrell, administrator of the SNP for 24 years, was arrested at their home in Uddingston near Glasgow on April 5 and released after 12 hours of interrogation. Colin Beattie, treasurer of the party, was also detained and interrogated, finally released.

(Unioneonline/ss)

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