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Ex-SNP Chief Peter Murrell Has Legal Aid Approved as Taxpayers Foot Bill for Embezzlement Charge
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, JUL 2 – Peter Murrell was granted legal aid after being charged with embezzlement linked to a police probe into £600,000 raised for an independence campaign, officials confirmed.
- Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive and husband of Nicola Sturgeon, has been granted legal aid for his embezzlement charge after appearing in court in March 2025.
- Scottish Labour's Jackie Baillie expressed concerns, stating, 'Taxpayers will be scratching their heads at why they should have to foot the bill for Peter Murrell.'
- Murrell, arrested in April 2023, was charged with embezzling funds linked to a £600,000 campaign for a second independence referendum.
- Murrell is involved in a police investigation regarding £600,000 raised for an independence campaign between 2017 and 2019.
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Taxpayer to fund legal bills of ex-SNP chief
Just when the SNP thought Operation Branchform had disappeared, the curious case into the party’s funds and finances has reared its head again. Now it transpires that former SNP chief Peter Murrell – and ex-husband of Dear Leader Nicola Sturgeon – has been granted legal aid after being charged with embezzlement, meaning the taxpayer will,
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