the risk that by simply turning up, the risk that by simply turning up, the level of scrutiny, the level of interest, could serve as a distraction from whatever the issues of the day were in holyrood. just distraction from whatever the issues of the day were in holyrood.- of the day were in holyrood. just on that investigation, of the day were in holyrood. just on that investigation, what of the day were in holyrood. just on that investigation, what are - of the day were in holyrood. just on that investigation, what are the - that investigation, what are the next steps? that investigation, what are the next steps? certainly the police investigations next steps? certainly the police investigations continue. - next steps? certainly the police investigations continue. this . investigations continue. this investigations continue. this investigation has been going on for more than two years now. it focuses on how some £600,000, spent for campaigning on a second independence referend
hear a little bit more about how she intends to return to parliament, but she very much made that clear today thatis she very much made that clear today that is her intention. it was a week ago that she was released without charge. she was in police custody for most of last sunday. let s remind you of what we re seeing. these pictures of the form of scottish first minister, nicola sturgeon. these are file pictures of her time. wejust heard sturgeon. these are file pictures of her time. we just heard from a short time ago making a statement outside her home, saying she intends to return to politics. she was released without charge a week ago, after police were investigating what happened to more than £600,000 in donations given to the snp by independence activists for use in a future independence referendum campaign. she published a statement on twitter shortly after police confirmed her release, and in that
a statement at the time, shortly after police confirmed her release, saying she was released without charge and she said she had done nothing wrong, she was reiterating that today during that brief press conference outside her house. she also said that she was entitled to privacy, she was a human being, and her neighbours were entitled to privacy, and she said she was going to be spending time with family and friends. she intended to return to parliament. she she was asked a few brief questions during that press conference, but there wasn t much information. at this stage she is facing calls, and the new first minister, humza yousaf, is facing calls from opposition politicians to suspend her. she said that at this stage she intends to return to parliament. we know that police a week ago, arrested her, took her
questioned for several hours by police last sunday, as part of a major ongoing investigation into snp finances. in particular have some £600,000, raised for campaigning on a second independence referendum, was spent. she was released without charge after several hours, and at the time, she issued quite a defiant statement, in which she protested her innocence. in many respects, what she did this afternoon was reinforced that. what was significant was that she was seen publicly and spoke publicly for the first time. she is in tending and has made it clear that she does not intend to stand aside from the snp for the moment. there have been some calls on her to do that, including some calls from a few within the snp arguing that it would be for the best if she was to voluntarily resign from the party for the moment, while the investigation continued. she does not intend to do that. she also confirmed that she intends to keep on trying her best
into custody for several hours, but she was released without charge. she has maintained her innocence throughout. again repeating that today, she said she has done nothing wrong. she was asked whether she was still the leader, whether she would have suspended someone in her position, and she said she had done nothing wrong and has maintained her innocence. her husband was also arrested and released without charge over this same series of events, all relating to what happened to more than £600,000 in political donations, that were made to do with the scottish independence movement. police have been investigating that for around two years. she is still facing questions about that and she has maintained her innocence throughout that. we are expecting to