Peter Murrell RECAP: Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell pleads guilty to embezzlement
Peter Murrell faces charges of embezzling more than £459,000 from the party
Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has been remanded in custody at the High Court in Edinburgh after pleading guilty to embezzling £400,310.65 from the political party.
Murrell - the estranged husband of Nicola Sturgeon - admitted the charges when he appeared at the court on Monday morning.
The former chief executive, who is Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband, was charged with embezzling the funds from the Scottish National Party between August 2010 and October 2022.
The 61-year-old admitted an amended indictment which reduced the amount of the embezzled money down from more than £459,000.
He arrived at the High Court on Monday wearing a dark blue suit with a black tie.
His guilty plea was tendered on his behalf by his lawyer, John Scullion KC.