Lord Advocate Faces Scrutiny Over Email to First Minister Regarding Peter Murrell Charges

Why did the Lord Advocate email the First Minister about Peter Murrell's charges? Find out what the Crown Office says and why it matters for justice in Scotland.

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https://newsletter.tf/lord-advocate-explains-email-to-first-minister-about-peter-murrell-charges/

The Lord Advocate sent an email to the First Minister about Peter Murrell's charges before they were public. This is unusual and has caused questions.

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https://newsletter.tf/lord-advocate-explains-email-to-first-minister-about-peter-murrell-charges/

For those outside (and maybe inside) the UK who may have heard that Peter Murrell, ex-CEO of @thesnp and current husband of Nicola Sturgeon has been charged with embezzlement, this by the BBC is a useful timeline and explanation of many of the issues behind Murrell's arrest.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-65310664

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I bet the amounts in question will pale in comparison with the Tory scandals that will break next week but we shall see.....

https://news.sky.com/story/nicola-sturgeons-husband-peter-murrell-charged-in-connection-with-embezzlement-of-funds-from-snp-13118056

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The April 5 arrest of Peter Murrell, the Scottish National Party's ... If something was going to push us into a general strike it would be that.

The SNP’s funding crisis is rooted in a membership decline flowing from the fact that in national and local government, it has imposed brutal cuts on every area of social spending, while also supporting NATO’s war with Russia.
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