On Sunday, Nicola Sturgeon, a former Scottish First Minister who had a prominent place in Scottish politics for years, was taken into custody by the police. The police were conducting an investigation into the financial activities of the Scottish National Party (SNP), a pro-independence party that holds office. The Scottish police issued a statement saying that a 52-year-old woman had been detained and was being questioned as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the SNP. While it is not customary for UK police to name suspects before charges are filed, the media, including the BBC, identified the arrested person as Nicola Sturgeon. A Sturgeon spokesperson confirmed her cooperation with authorities. The investigation is part of an independent campaign expenditure investigation where £600,000 allocated to a Scottish independence campaign was being examined. The party treasurer, Colin Beattie, and former CEO, Peter Murrell, were arrested earlier and questioned, but neither were charged. Sturgeon’s husband, Peter Murrell, is the former SNP chief executive. The party has remained silent and not commented on the arrest. Sturgeon relinquished her post in February, and it was only a month after her departure that the police’s two-year investigation into SNP finances became public knowledge, according to BBC sources. Scottish voters opted to remain in the Kingdom in a 2014 referendum, and the party has been pushing for a new vote. However, the UK Supreme Court ruled that Scotland could not hold a new referendum without London’s authorization, and the Westminster Parliament refuses to contemplate such an event. Sturgeon’s exit led to a power struggle for the SNP while the party faced accusations about dipping memberships and disagreement about the best approach to grasp independence.
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