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Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in court as Nicola Sturgeon probe dropped

Peter Murrell appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday charged with embezzlement (Alamy/PA) -

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has appeared in court charged with embezzlement while a criminal investigation into ex-first minister Nicola Sturgeon and the party’s former treasurer Colin Beattie has been dropped.

Murrell, 60, appeared at a private petition hearing at Edinburgh Sheriff Court on Thursday.

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