‘Vital’ to address Lord Advocate’s concerns on length of Eljamel probe – Swinney

John Swinney discussed the Lord Advocate’s comments (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Wire)

John Swinney says it is “vital” to address concerns from the Lord Advocate about the length of the police investigation into disgraced surgeon Sam Eljamel.

Scotland’s top prosecutor Dorothy Bain KC said the seven-year investigation into the neurosurgeon had gone on for “far too long” and apologised to campaigners for the delay.