Watch live from Edinburgh High Court, with a hearing taking place in relation to former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell. It follows his guilty plea to embezzling £400,310.65 from the Scottish National Party.
Murrell, 61, admitted the charges at a hearing at Edinburgh’s High Court on 25 May. The former chief executive, who is Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband, was charged with embezzling the funds from the SNP between August 2010 and October 2022.
Murrell has admitted using SNP money to buy items including a motorhome and luxury goods, and towards the purchase of two cars.
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