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Sturgeon defends 'no comment' police interview after SNP funds probe arrest
Nicola Sturgeon’s lawyer has defended her 2023 decision to answer ‘no comment’ during a police interview as part of Operation Branchform, the probe into SNP finances, stating it followed standard legal advice and that she later provided a detailed written response. Her estranged husband, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, recently pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400,000 of party funds over 12 years; Sturgeon has been cleared of further investigation, though Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay criticized her ‘no comment’ tactic as inconsistent with her earlier promise to cooperate fully.
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