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| Humza Yousaf will not suspend Sturgeon from SNP | Humza Yousaf will not suspend Sturgeon from SNP |
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| Humza Yousaf says he sees 'no reason' to suspend Sturgeon's SNP membership. | |
| Humza Yousaf says he sees 'no reason' to suspend Sturgeon's SNP membership. | |
| First Minister Humza Yousaf says he will not suspend Nicola Sturgeon from the SNP. | First Minister Humza Yousaf says he will not suspend Nicola Sturgeon from the SNP. |
| The former party leader was arrested and released without charge on Sunday as part of a police investigation into SNP finances. | The former party leader was arrested and released without charge on Sunday as part of a police investigation into SNP finances. |
| Mr Yousaf told BBC Scotland he saw "no reason" to suspend a party member who has been released without charge. | Mr Yousaf told BBC Scotland he saw "no reason" to suspend a party member who has been released without charge. |
| Ms Sturgeon has said she is "innocent of any wrongdoing". | Ms Sturgeon has said she is "innocent of any wrongdoing". |
| Calls to suspend Sturgeon from SNP following arrest | Calls to suspend Sturgeon from SNP following arrest |
| Why was Sturgeon arrested and what happens next? | Why was Sturgeon arrested and what happens next? |
| Her arrest follows that of her husband and former party chief executive, Peter Murrell, and the party's ex-treasurer Colin Beattie. | Her arrest follows that of her husband and former party chief executive, Peter Murrell, and the party's ex-treasurer Colin Beattie. |
| Both were also released without charge pending further investigations. | Both were also released without charge pending further investigations. |
| Mr Yousaf said the news of his predecessor's arrest was "personally painful". | Mr Yousaf said the news of his predecessor's arrest was "personally painful". |
| He added: "I'll not suspend Nicola's membership. I'll treat her in the same way I've treated, for example, Colin Beattie. | He added: "I'll not suspend Nicola's membership. I'll treat her in the same way I've treated, for example, Colin Beattie. |
| "Those that have been released without charge I see no reason to suspend their membership." | "Those that have been released without charge I see no reason to suspend their membership." |
| Nicola Sturgeon was arrested and released without charge on Sunday | |
| Mr Beattie, SNP MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, resigned as SNP treasurer following his arrest in April. | Mr Beattie, SNP MSP for Midlothian North and Musselburgh, resigned as SNP treasurer following his arrest in April. |
| Mr Murrell had quit as chief executive in March after taking responsibility for misleading the media about party membership numbers. | |
| Some SNP politicians, including MSPs Ash Regan and Michelle Thomson, have suggested that Ms Sturgeon should quit the party while the police investigation continues. | |
| Asked if Ms Sturgeon should resign the whip, Mr Yousaf said: "There's no pressure on her to do so from the party or from me as leader of the SNP." | |
| He added: "She has been released without charge and I think it is so important that presumption of innocence is upheld." | |
| Police launched their investigation after complaints were made relating to more than £600,000 donated to the SNP by activists. | Police launched their investigation after complaints were made relating to more than £600,000 donated to the SNP by activists. |
| An SNP spokesman said the party was co-operating fully with the investigation. | An SNP spokesman said the party was co-operating fully with the investigation. |
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| LIVE: SNP leader should consider suspending Sturgeon | |
| Ms Sturgeon was taken into custody and questioned by detectives at a police station after she attended voluntarily shortly after 10:00 on Sunday. | |
| She was released from custody at about 17:25 on the same day. | |
| Police said a report would be sent to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. | |
| In a statement released on Twitter, Ms Sturgeon said she was "innocent of any wrongdoing". | |
| "To find myself in the situation I did today when I am certain I have committed no offence is both a shock and deeply distressing," she added. | |
| "I know that this ongoing investigation is difficult for people, and I am grateful that so many continue to show faith in me and appreciate that I would never do anything to harm either the SNP or the country." | |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Nicola Sturgeon | Nicola Sturgeon |
| SNP (Scottish National Party) | SNP (Scottish National Party) |
| Humza Yousaf | Humza Yousaf |