Lundi, Peter Murrell, ancien directeur général du Parti national écossais (SNP), a reconnu devant la Haute Cour d’Edimbourg avoir détourné plus de 400 000 livres (463 000 euros), pour s’acheter notamment des biens de luxe et deux voitures.

Peter Murrell, the estranged husband of former Scottish leader Nicola Sturgeon, has pleaded guilty to embezzling over 400,000 pounds from the Scottish National Party.

Murrell, who was the nationalists' chief executive for 22 years, pleaded guilty at the High Court in Edinburgh this morning.

Murrell pleaded guilty to the charges when he appeared in court