Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeter Murrell, estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party between 2010 and 2022. Murrell used the embezzled funds to purchase a range of items, including a motorhome, cars, kitchen appliances, expensive watches, and pens, with his sentencing scheduled for June. In a new interview, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's former first minister, said she would "not going to apologise for somebody else’s crimes," distancing herself from Murrell's actions. Sturgeon highlighted that she was "completely cleared and exonerated" by police and felt she was "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit," despite her former husband's conviction. She accused Murrell of misleading and deceiving her as the party leader, asserting that he "perpetrated a crime on the SNP." In fullNicola Sturgeon says ‘I will not apologise for former husband’s crimes’ in embezzlement scandalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Nicola Sturgeon: ‘I’m serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit’
Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestylePeter Murrell, estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon and former SNP chief executive, pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the Scottish National Party between 2010 and 2022. Murrell used the embezzled funds to purchase a range of items, including a motorhome, cars, kitchen appliances, expensive watches, and pens, with his sentencing scheduled for June. In a new interview, Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland's former first minister, said she would "not going to apologise for somebody else’s crimes," distancing herself from Murrell's actions. Sturgeon highlighted that she was "completely cleared and exonerated" by police and felt she was "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit," despite her former husband's conviction. She accused Murrell of misleading and deceiving her as the party leader, asserting that he "perpetrated a crime on the SNP." In fullNicola Sturgeon says ‘I will not apologise for former husband’s crimes’ in embezzlement scandalThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Peter Murrell, former SNP chief executive and estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon, pleaded guilty to embezzling over £400,000 from the Scottish National Party between 2010 and 2022. Sturgeon, cleared by police, stated she was "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit" and refused to apologise for her former husband's actions.
