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Katrine Bussey

Lord Advocate gave Swinney details of Murrell charge in March 2025, papers show

Lord Advocate Dorothy Bain informed First Minister John Swinney of the case against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell (PA) - (PA Archive)

Scotland’s Lord Advocate revealed details of the case against former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell to John Swinney almost a year ago, new papers have revealed.

While details of the allegations against Nicola Sturgeon’s former husband only became public knowledge earlier this month, it emerged last week that Dorothy Bain KC had sent an email to the First Minister outlining the charges in January.

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