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Alex Salmond set to appear before Holyrood inquiry next Wednesday | Alex Salmond set to appear before Holyrood inquiry next Wednesday |
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Evidence submitted by Alex Salmond will be published next week | |
Alex Salmond is to appear before MSPs on Wednesday, the BBC understands. | Alex Salmond is to appear before MSPs on Wednesday, the BBC understands. |
Sources say that the former first minister has accepted an invitation to appear before a committee investigating how the Scottish government handled harassment complaints against him. | Sources say that the former first minister has accepted an invitation to appear before a committee investigating how the Scottish government handled harassment complaints against him. |
Evidence submitted by Mr Salmond is expected to be published early next week. | Evidence submitted by Mr Salmond is expected to be published early next week. |
The Scottish Parliament's corporate body ruled on Thursday that it was possible to publish the submission. | The Scottish Parliament's corporate body ruled on Thursday that it was possible to publish the submission. |
Mr Salmond had previously said he would not appear at the inquiry unless this was done, so that he could refer to it in his oral evidence. | |
Did Nicola Sturgeon break the ministerial code? | Did Nicola Sturgeon break the ministerial code? |
What is the Salmond and Sturgeon row all about? | What is the Salmond and Sturgeon row all about? |
Could Alex Salmond bring down Nicola Sturgeon? | Could Alex Salmond bring down Nicola Sturgeon? |
The committee had previously refused to publish the document, citing legal concerns. | The committee had previously refused to publish the document, citing legal concerns. |
The submission accuses Mr Salmond's successor, Nicola Sturgeon, of misleading parliament and breaching the ministerial code. | |
Ms Sturgeon has repeatedly rejected accusations of wrongdoing. | Ms Sturgeon has repeatedly rejected accusations of wrongdoing. |
NEW: I understand Alex Salmond will appear before MSPs on WednesdaySources say he has accepted an invitation to appear before committee investigating how Scottish Govt handled allegations against him | |
The Holyrood inquiry is examining what went wrong with the Scottish government's investigation of two internal harassment complaints against Mr Salmond. | |
The government conceded its process had been "unlawful" and paid the former SNP leader more than £500,000 in legal expenses after he launched a judicial review action in the courts. | |
Mr Salmond had initially been expected to appear before the inquiry on 9 February, but this was cancelled when the committee voted, along party lines, not to publish one of his written submissions. | |
A majority of MSPs argued there were legal reasons why the paper could not be published. | |
Mr Salmond has insisted he could not live up to an oath to "tell the whole truth" without being able to refer to the document. | |
Nicola Sturgeon has repeatedly rejected accusations of wrongdoing | |
Last week, judge Lady Dorrian clarified a court order - dating back to Mr Salmond's criminal trial, in which he was acquitted of sexual assault charges - to ensure MSPs know what they can and cannot publish. | |
The committee met again on Wednesday and decided by five votes to four not to publish the submission, but also referred the matter to the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body for a final decision. | |
It decided on Thursday that "on balance it is possible" to publish the submission. | |
The inquiry had already agreed to invite Mr Salmond to appear on 24 February, and the former first minister was said to have "cleared his diary". | |
Ms Sturgeon is expected to appear the following week, and has previously said she is "relishing" the prospect of putting her side across and rebutting "conspiracy theories". |