SNP auditors quit days after Nicola Sturgeon's husband was arrested as part of investigation into party finances
Police outside the home of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her husband Peter Murrell on Thursday.The 58-year-old was arrested on Wednesday morning in connection with a long-running Police Scotland investigation into the spending of about £600,000 which was earmarked for Scottish independence campaigning.Three police vans were parked outside the couple's Glasgow home on Thursday morning, with two uniformed officers stationed outside.
Mr Murrell stepped down as the SNP's chief executive last month following a controversy about misleading information being given to journalists over the party's membership numbers.On Wednesday, a Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 58-year-old man who was arrested as a suspect earlier today in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party, has been released without charge pending further investigation.
First Minister Humza Yousaf, who took over from Ms Sturgeon last week, said the arrest marked a "difficult day" for the party. He added: "I think there'll be concern from the public but, again, there is a live police investigation under way and we will wait to see what comes at the conclusion of that police investigation."
Amid the SNP leadership contest to pick her successor, Mr Murrell announced he was stepping down from the role he had held for more than 20 years.
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