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SNP treasurer Colin Beattie released without charge as police finance probe continues
18.04.2023 - 20:13 / dailyrecord.co.uk
The SNP's treasurer Colin Beattie has been released without charge pending further investigation after being arrested earlier today.
Mr Beattie, 71, was detained by cops on Tuesday morning as a suspect in connection with the ongoing probe into SNP finances and funding. Police Scotland confirmed this evening that he had been released without charge.
The arrest of Beattie is the second in relation to the investigation into how more than £600,000 in donations to the party earmarked for an independence referendum had been used. Earlier this month, former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell was arrested and questioned for more than 11 hours before he was also released without charge “pending further investigation”.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A 71-year-old man who was arrested earlier today, Tuesday, April 18, as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party, has been released without charge pending further investigation.
"The man was questioned by Police Scotland detectives. A report will be sent to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
"The matter remains active for the purposes of the Contempt of Court Act 1981 and the public are therefore advised to exercise caution if discussing it on social media. As the investigation is ongoing we are unable to comment further."
Beattie, who serves as MSP for the Midlothian North and Musselburgh constituency, worked as an international banker for more than two decades before taking early retirement to focus on his political career in the mid-2000s. He was first elected to the Scottish Parliament in 2011 after previously serving as leader of Midlothian Council.
He was subsequently re-elected at the 2016
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