Alex Salmond invited to give evidence to Holyrood harassment probe inquiry

Nicola Sturgeon received legal advice that her Government would lose in court to Alex Salmond months before blowing £692,000 fighting his judicial review.Scotland’s most senior lawyer Roddy Dunlop QC was asked for an opinion on the former first minister’s challenge to a sexual harassment probe in October 2018, the Sunday Mail understands.Sources have confirmed his response was that the former SNP leader would be likely to win.

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SNP chief operating officer Sue Ruddick and government figures. In a statement, the Crown Office said the Inquiry has “respectfully” been asked to consider whether it is appropriate and in the public interest to publish the material.

Alex Salmond during an interview with the Irish Times on Thursday.

to answer questions in person on any day in the week beginning February 8. In a letter to MSPs published today, Salmond's solicitor David McKie said: "If necessary he is prepared to consider giving evidence in an alternative format although he (and the committee) would prefer an in-person session."Committee convener Linda Fabiani had previously invited to Salmond to give evidence this month and expressed her disappointment after that was timescale was rejected.

Salmond prepares to hear from both senior nationalist figures. The government probe was found in court to have been unlawful.

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Scottish Government not to probe potentially criminal harassment claims- warning that staff were not trained to investigate or "engage with victims". Deputy Chief Constable Fiona Taylor also said the Government asked Police Scotland "a number of hypothetical questions" about its harassment policy that appeared to be about a "specific set of circumstances".

SNP Government’s unlawful investigation into sexual misconduct complaints against the former First Minister.

Twitter is dragging its heels over the removal of the name of a woman who accused Alex Salmond of sexual asault.She was illegally outed on the online network but, despite repeated pleas for it to be removed, her case has been described as “closed”.The company has told her she could submit a new case and, instead of just deleting the post, directed her to “self-help solutions”.More than a week later it is still online – despite publication breaking the law.A friend of the woman said: “When Police

Peter Murrell, who is SNP chief executive, has been contacted after criticism of his answers on the use of the WhatsApp messaging service and meetings at his home.

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former first minister fears that his appearance at a Holyrood committee would leave him "in jeopardy of criminal prosecution". The response comes after the Scottish Government expressed disappointment in his refusal to appea r in person before Holyrood's inquiry into the botched investigation of sexual harassment claims against him.

Nicola Sturgeon broke the ministerial code will be considered by the investigation into the First Minister, the independent arbiter has confirmed. Sturgeon has been accused of misleading Parliament with her accounts of when she first knew about sexual harassment allegations made against the former first minister.

Alex Salmond of sexual assault.An anonymous poster identified the woman on Twitter, but the multi-billion pound social media giant claimed the move was not a violation of its policy.The platform has now been urged to remove the post.A High Court judge imposed a strict order making it against the law for anyone to identify any of the accusers in the Salmond sex assault case.

breaking parliamentary rules. It was revealed over the weekend that a former prosecutor is considering widening his probe into whether Sturgeon breached the ministerial code over the Salmond case.