Nicola Sturgeon is free to answer questions from the media on an investigation into SNP finances, a former police union boss has claimed.
Senior Nationalists have regularly cited the Contempt of Court Act when asked about Operation Branchform in recent weeks, insisting they are unable to comment on a live police investigation.
But Calum Steele, the former head of the Scottish Police Federation, said there was "no legal prohibition on the former first minister answering questions on what she knew and when".
