2023-04-18 13:11:23
Accusation of misappropriation of donations
Treasurer of the Scottish governing party SNP arrested
04/18/2023 11:41 am
The pressure on the Scottish governing party SNP due to financial inconsistencies is increasing. Police arrested SNP Treasurer Colin Beattie. The 71-year-old, who sits in the regional parliament for the Scottish National Party (SNP), will be questioned, the authority said. The case concerns a possible misappropriation of donations of almost £667,000 (€756,000) earmarked for the SNP’s independence campaign.
Two weeks ago, ex-Prime Minister Nicola Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell, was temporarily arrested. Murrell was also responsible for SNP finances as the party’s longtime “chief executive officer”. He had been released without charge but “subject to further investigation”. The authorities confiscated a mobile home that the SNP is said to have purchased as a campaign bus in 2021.
Sturgeon is also under personal pressure over the case. Her successor at the top of the party and government, Humza Yousaf, rejected calls for the prominent politician to be suspended from the SNP. The 38-year-old was due to give an overview of his government plans for the coming years at the Edinburgh regional parliament on Wednesday. SNP top politicians recently denied reports of the party’s financial problems.
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