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Detectives investigating Nicola Sturgeon over the SNP’s funds have requested prosecutors for instructions on the following steps of their inquiry.

The findings have been an “advice and guidance report” in regards to the former first minister and ex SNP treasurer Colin Beattie.

The get together’s former chief govt Peter Murrell, who’s Ms Sturgeon’s husband, was charged by police on April 18 this yr in reference to the alleged embezzlement of get together funds, and a report was later despatched to the prosecution service.

Police have been investigating the SNP’s funds since 2021, with the probe referred to as Operation Branchform.

Ms Sturgeon and Mr Beattie have been arrested final yr and each have been launched with out cost pending additional investigation.

On Thursday, a Police Scotland spokeswoman stated: “On August 9 2024, we presented the findings of the investigation so far to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and we await their direction on what further action should be taken.”

The Crown Office are persevering with to contemplate the report obtained on Mr Murrell, which pertains to “incidents said to have occurred between 2016 and 2023”.

Mr Murrell stepped down as chief govt – a task he had held for greater than 20 years – in the course of the management marketing campaign to succeed Ms Sturgeon.

The Crown Office stated the issues are into consideration they usually had nothing so as to add to their earlier assertion from May.