Joke about Nicola Sturgeon cost Rishi Sunak dearly, Scottish Police received complaint
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Sturgeon, who resigned as prime minister in February, was arrested and interrogated in June as part of a Police Scotland investigation into the SNP’s finances, but was ultimately released without charge.
Former Scottish PM Nicola Sturgeon has been charged with ‘potential’ contempt of court for mocking United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, a complaint lodged with Police Scotland has alleged. Sunak made the joke in a speech to Tory party members at their annual conference in Manchester on Wednesday. This complaint has been lodged by Chris McElhenney, General Secretary of Alba Party. In his complaint, McElhenney reportedly requested an investigation into whether Sunak was in contempt of court by referring to the former First Minister of Scotland, who is the subject of an ongoing police investigation.
Sturgeon, who resigned as prime minister in February, was arrested and interrogated in June as part of a Police Scotland investigation into the SNP’s finances, but was ultimately released without charge. He has completely rejected the allegations. According to McElhenney’s complaint the Prime Minister is commenting and speculating about the Police Scotland investigation live. Operation Branchform is looking at the serious issues that matter most to the people of Scotland.
It is too important a matter to allow the Prime Minister to intervene in this act of contempt while many await the findings of Police Scotland’s investigation. Operation Branchform should be free to pursue its investigation fearlessly and without interference from Rishi Sunak. Police Scotland launched Operation Branchform to trace the whereabouts of £600,000 in cash set aside for a second independence referendum.
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