Police Scotland's chief constable: SNP finance probe heading to prosecutors 'within weeks'

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Police Scotland's chief constable Jo Farrell refused to be drawn on whether the long-running probe will end imminently in an interview with Sky News.

The police investigation involving Nicola Sturgeon's husband is 'moving on' with prosecutors to receive a file within weeks, Scotland's most senior officer has told Sky News. The former first minister and SNP leader's spouse, Peter Murrell, has been charged in connection with embezzlement of party funds.

Officers concluded in April there is sufficient evidence to charge Murrell in connection with embezzlement of party funds. The next stage is for Scotland's prosecution service, the Crown Office, to receive a report on the case from police and decide whether to proceed to court. A Crown Office spokesman said: 'All Scotland's prosecutors act independently of political interference.

 

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