London [UK], June 12: Scotland's former first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been arrested as part of an investigation into her party's finances, police officials say.
Police Scotland said on Sunday that the former Scottish National Party (SNP) leader - who resigned as Scotland's first minister earlier in 2023 after eight years in the top office - is in custody and being questioned by detectives.
"A 52-year-old woman has today, Sunday, June 11, been arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party," police said.
Scotland's most popular party, which has been at the heart of an independence movement seeking to take Scotland out of the UK, became the subject of an investigation into party finances - dubbed Operation Branchform - in 2021.
The former first minister's arrest comes after her husband Peter Murrell was arrested in April. Murrell and Scottish lawmaker Colin Beattie, who was SNP treasurer at the time, were both released without charge pending further inquiry.
Source: Qatar Tribune