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It's incredibly difficult, but that's not the main issue. I can't say anymore. I'm not going to say any more."
Asked how the last 24 hours had been, Ms Sturgeon told reporters Many people in the SNP, right across Scottish politics, will be shocked by the news."
Her brows are raised and her facial features suggest reasonably good humour. Both hands are held out away from her torso with the empty hand showing palm-upward which, with the raised brows, would normally be performed to suggest someone has nothing to hide."
Almost exactly a year ago Sturgeon stood on the same spot giving an impromptu press interview and her body language was surprising. Saying she intended to 'get on with my job' she placed one arm diagonally across her torso in what was an out of character and deeply emphatic barrier gesture, which looked like a schoolboy error from a woman whose body language delivery is normally impeccable."
My touchstone all along is that I’m confident in my own position and I’m absolutely certain I’ve done nothing wrong. Therefore I need to and do trust in the process.”
I certainly hope, but I’m not ever complacent about this, that [people] will still continue to trust us because of the record of delivery,
Its purpose is to protect the integrity of proceedings, preserve access to justice for victims, and to secure the rights of a fair trial for the accused."
I know beyond doubt that I am innocent of any wrongdoing".
In a statement, Ms Sturgeon, 53, said at the time While this development will come as a shock, the police investigation remains ongoing and it would, therefore, be inappropriate to make any comment.
A 59-year-old man has today, Thursday, April 18, 2024, been re-arrested in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party
Police Scotland said in a statement The thing that sustains me right now is the certainty that I have done nothing wrong.
Upon returning to Holyrood, she said The resources that he lent the party were resources that belonged to him.
The announcement that Peter Murrell has been charged by Police Scotland is an extremely serious development in the investigation into the SNP's finances
Our action and our investigation is in the interests of everybody involved because it will clarify facts and deal with evidence and facts as opposed to rumour and innuendo
As per the police statement it is a very serious development, as per the police statement it's an allegation of embezzlement from the party, embezzlement of funds from the party. That's really serious indeed."
Police Scotland need to be able to do their job without any interference from politicians or anyone else for that matter.”
It would be inappropriate to comment at this stage.”
I do wish to say this, and to do so in the strongest possible terms,
she said in a statement on social media at the time Investigations around fraud or potential embezzlement or investigations around the misuse of funds take time,
Money hasn’t gone missing, all money goes through the SNP accounts independently and fully audited”.
Mrs Sturgeon has previously denied any wrongdoing, insisting