good evening. the former chief executive of the snp, peter murrell, has been charged in connection with the embezzlement of funds from the scottish national party. mr murrell, who is married to the former scottish first minister nicola sturgeon, was taken into custody for questioning this morning more than a year after he was first arrested. a police investigation is ongoing. our scotland editorjames cookjoins me from outside mr murrell s house. james. james. sophie, it s nearly three ears james. sophie, it s nearly three years since james. sophie, it s nearly three years since police james. sophie, it s nearly three years since police scotland - james. sophie, it s nearly three i years since police scotland opened operation branch form, looking into the funding and finances of the scottish national party, and today, for the first time, that investigation has resulted in a charge, a charge against the man who was four years at the heart of scottish politics, a development
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