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Nicola Sturgeon thanks supporters in comedy debut after being cleared by police

London Evening Standard 22 Mar 2025
The former first minister was told on Thursday that she had been cleared along with former party treasurer Colin Beattie ... .
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Stress our parents suffered during police probe was horrendous, says Sturgeon's sister | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 21 Mar 2025
She was released without charge, as was then SNP treasurer Colin Beattie ... The same day, Ms Sturgeon and Mr Beattie were told they would not be charged and were no longer under investigation, after prosecutors directed Operation Branchform to conclude.
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Sturgeon’s husband’s embezzlement case sparks secrecy row

The Daily Telegraph 21 Mar 2025
He was cleared of all charges in a later trial ... Police Scotland then announced that Ms Sturgeon, 54, and Colin Beattie, the SNP’s former treasurer, were “no longer under investigation” after receiving “advice and guidance” from the Crown Office ... email.
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SNP police probe suspect intends to stand again as MSP

The Spectator 20 Mar 2025
Colin Beattie, the SNP’s ex-treasurer who was arrested as part of the Operation Branchform investigation, has revealed his intentions to stand again for the SNP ahead of 2026’s Holyrood elections.
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Nicola Sturgeon cleared by police in SNP finance probe

RTE 20 Mar 2025
Ms Sturgeon and former party treasurer Colin Beattie were both arrested in 2023 but released pending further investigation in the probe - named Operation Branchform by Police Scotland.
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SNP in ‘clearer position’ as it may have been victim of embezzlement – Swinney

AOL 20 Mar 2025
“This will have been a very difficult and challenging experience for Nicola Sturgeon and for Colin Beattie.
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Peter Murrell appears in court charged with embezzlement

The Times/The Sunday Times 20 Mar 2025
The case continues ... Sturgeon​ and Colin Beattie, the party’s former treasurer, were​ also arrested ​b​ut released without charge in June 2023 ... ​In a statement, a Crown Office spokesman said of Sturgeon and Beattie ... UK. Scotland ... VIDEO ... .
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Nicola Sturgeon Cleared Of Wrongdoing In SNP Police Probe

Huffington Post 20 Mar 2025
Her husband and former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell, and the party’s former treasurer Colin Beattie, were also arrested as part of the Operation Branchform probe ... and Beattie will not be charged.
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Nicola Sturgeon cleared following investigation into SNP finances

AOL 20 Mar 2025
Police Scotland said that Ms Sturgeon, 54, and Colin Beattie, the 73-year-old for SNP treasurer, were “no longer under investigation” ... .
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Ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell in court as Nicola Sturgeon probe dropped

Belfast Telegraph 20 Mar 2025
... treasurer Colin Beattie has been dropped.
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Not a scrap of evidence against me, says Sturgeon as police probe dropped

London Evening Standard 20 Mar 2025
Police Scotland has said the investigation into the former first minister, and ex-SNP treasurer Colin Beattie, has ended ... .
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Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon no longer under investigation over SNP fraud claims

The Irish Times 20 Mar 2025
Ms Sturgeon (54) and the former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie (73) were arrested in 2023 as part of Operation Branchform, a long-running police inquiry into allegations that up to £650,000 ...
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Ex-SNP chief appears in court as Sturgeon cleared of wrongdoing

The Spectator 20 Mar 2025
Back to Scotland, where former chief executive of the SNP, Peter Murrell, has appeared in court charged with embezzlement ... And now, it transpires, Sturgeon and ex-treasurer Colin Beattie are no longer under investigation by Police Scotland ... REGISTER ... .
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Nicola Sturgeon is CLEARED in police investigation into SNP finances | Daily Mail Online

The Daily Mail 20 Mar 2025
Former Scottish first minister Nicola Sturgeon has been cleared in a police probe into the SNP's finances ... Former party treasurer Colin Beattie has also been ruled out of the Operation Branchform probe, according to Police Scotland ... SNPNicola Sturgeon.
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Nicola Sturgeon no longer under investigation over SNP fraud claims

The Observer 20 Mar 2025
Sturgeon, 54, and the former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie, 73, were arrested in 2023 as part of Operation Branchform, a long-running police inquiry into allegations that up to £650,000 of SNP funds had been handled fraudulently.

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