Peter Murrell has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the Scottish National Party.
Officers arrested the former chief executive of the party and husband to Nicola Sturgeon this morning at 9.13am.
The force confirmed he was charged at 6.35pm after further questioning by Police Scotland detectives investigating the funding and finances of the party. A spokesperson said:"A report will be sent to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service in due course.Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention.
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