Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, who dominated politics in Scotland for years, was arrested Sunday by police investigating the finances of the governing, pro-independence Scottish National Party.
Police Scotland said a 52-year-old woman was detained "as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigatn into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party."U.K. police do not name suspects until they are charged. The BBC and other media outlets identified the arrested woman as Sturgeon. The party did not immediately comment.Scottish police have been investigating how 600,000 pounds designated for a Scottish independence campaign was spent.
Murrell is Sturgeon's husband, and police searched the couple's home in Glasgow after his arrest in April. Sturgeon left office amid divisions in the SNP and with her main goal -- independence from the U.K. for the nation of 5.5 million people -- unmet.
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