A high-ranking SNP official may have broken data laws during the party’s internal Alex Salmond probe.
18.03.2020 - 19:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A number of witnesses have been giving evidence for the defence today at Alex Salmond's trial on alleged sexual assault charges in the High Court in Edinburgh.
The former first minister is accused of 13 offences against nine women, all of which he has pleaded not guilty to.
The defence called a company director as their first witness today and she was questioned by Gordon Jackson QC acting on behalf of Salmond.
She said she first met Salmond 25 years ago when she worked as a researcher for the SNP.
A high-ranking SNP official may have broken data laws during the party’s internal Alex Salmond probe.
Alex Salmond's QC has announced he will resign from his role as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates after he was filmed discussing the high-profile case on a train before the former First Minister was cleared.
Two of Alex Salmond’s accusers have complained to the police about “threatening” comments by a pro-independence supporter.
A notorious blogger who is asking punters for donations bought a £600,000 gated mansion without needing a mortgage.
A rape charity has blasted an ally of Alex Salmond for “threatening” the anonymity of the women who accused him of sexual assault.
Alex Salmond's QC has referred himself to a legal watchdog after he was filmed discussing the high-profile case on a train before the former First Minister was cleared.
Alex Salmond’s QC has been condemned over video footage showing him naming female complainants in the former SNP leader’s trial.
The nine women who accused Alex Salmond of sex offences have claimed complaints against powerful men are being “swept under the carpet”.
A former adviser to Alex Salmond who was a witness for the defence during his trial has branded him a "creep".
A senior Nationalist has said he would be happy for Alex Salmond to return to Holyrood as an MSP.
THE Scottish Government’s top official has been urged to quit over the original sexual misconduct probe into Alex Salmond.
It was at 2.45pm yesterday that an announcement came over the High Court’s public address system: “The jury has reached a verdict. This is a verdict.”
Even before Alex Salmond stood trial for sexual offences, the SNP was struggling to contain its tensions.
Nicola Sturgeon has spoken out after Alex Salmond was cleared of a host of sexual assault allegations - to say coronavirus is her top priority.
Scotland’s former first minister Alex Salmond has been acquitted on a number of sexual assault charges including one of attempted rape.
Alex Salmond's defence agent has told the jury at his High Court trial he can 'smell' that 'there's something going on' but he 'can't prove it'.
A witness has told Alex Salmond's trial at the High Court in Edinburgh that he wanted to ensure the 'welfare' of a colleague when he entered a room where Salmond and a woman were alone together.
Former first minister Alex Salmond has been giving evidence at his own trial in Edinburgh.
A witness told the High Court in Edinburgh today that he told Alex Salmond 'behave yourself' after an alleged incident involving a woman in a lift.
A witness giving evidence at Alex Salmond 's trial in Edinburgh has said 'women were no longer allowed to work alone with him' after she spoke to colleagues about an alleged sexual assault.