Peter Murrell, the husband of former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, has been arrested, BBC News reported. Police Scotland said in a statement that a 58-year-old man was arrested as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party. The statement said officers are also carrying out searches at a number of addresses as part of the investigation. Murrell was the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party.
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