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Development in Peter Murrell story

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Katek Thu 13-Apr-23 16:59:45

Apparently the police have seized a brand new £100,000 camper van which has been parked outside Mr Murrell's mother's home for some while.

What is going on?

volver3 Thu 13-Apr-23 17:01:59

That was several days ago. If you read the "SNP are in a terrible mess" thread you might find out what's going on.

Jane71 Thu 13-Apr-23 17:02:36

Don't jump to conclusions: there may be a perfectly reasonable explanation.

volver3 Thu 13-Apr-23 17:03:24

There is.

It's on the other thread.

Katek Thu 13-Apr-23 17:16:05

Ah ha! Hadn't read that thread, thanks Volver

volver3 Thu 13-Apr-23 17:19:03

👍🏼

Riverwalk Thu 13-Apr-23 17:47:37

Katek

Apparently the police have seized a brand new £100,000 camper van which has been parked outside Mr Murrell's mother's home for some while.

What is going on?

Is that old news?

Liljan Thu 13-Apr-23 18:59:58

It gets worse!! The motor home that sat in Nicola Sturgeon’s mother-in-law’s drive for 18 months apparently belongs to SNP and not Nicola Sturgeon. Yousaf was only made aware that it was actually the SNP who owned the motor home after it was seized.

welbeck Thu 13-Apr-23 19:05:44

this is still an active criminal investigation, i believe.
so best be circumspect.

Liljan Thu 13-Apr-23 19:21:35

Yes, still ongoing but Yousaf has confirmed that this was the case today.

Forsythia Thu 13-Apr-23 20:21:48

Surely they are entitled to buy themselves a caravan for their holidays. I haven’t read the other thread.

maddyone Thu 13-Apr-23 20:49:08

I haven’t read the other thread, but I knew about the camper van a day or two ago.

Callistemon21 Thu 13-Apr-23 20:58:29

Forsythia

Surely they are entitled to buy themselves a caravan for their holidays. I haven’t read the other thread.

What, the whole of the SNP government or membership?
Could get a bit cosy.

Forsythia Thu 13-Apr-23 21:00:52

I’ve just read all about it online. I didn’t realise what this was all about. I just thought they’d bought a caravan since their resignations for a holiday. Ah well it will give some of you a laugh. My mistake.

Nicenanny3 Thu 13-Apr-23 21:02:15

Over the weekend it emerged that as well as the police raiding the Glasgow home of Mr Murrell and Nicola Sturgeon, they had seized a £110,000 motorhome amid a probe into missing party finances stemming from Peter Murrell’s time as the party’s Chief Executive.

Officers confiscated the top-of-the-range vehicle from outside 92-year-old Margaret Murrell’s home last Wednesday, 50 miles from Ms Sturgeon’s house.

Today the Daily Record reports an SNP source claiming the motorhome was bought during the Covid pandemic for use in the Spring 2021 Holyrood election campaign, in order to aid politicians around the campaign trail.

However a local told the paper that the vehicle “had not been moved since it was delivered in January 2021”. From The Daily Express

I thought police seized proceeds of crime. Seems that's £110,000 of the missing £600,000 accounted for, but where's the rest?

volver3 Thu 13-Apr-23 21:04:51

This is still an open investigation.

We need to be careful not to accuse anybody of anything.

Oreo Thu 13-Apr-23 22:21:39

It’s already been reported in all the papers and online BBC news.

volver3 Thu 13-Apr-23 22:23:47

They have lawyers.

Oreo Thu 13-Apr-23 22:34:56

Nobody on here is accusing anyone, tho I can see that SNP supporters may wish to hush it all up.
It’s a fascinating watch, waiting to see what emerges, must say.

MerylStreep Thu 13-Apr-23 22:45:55

volver3

They have lawyers.

Oreo
Be afraid, be very afraid 😱

Liljan Thu 13-Apr-23 22:46:52

I agree Oreo.

Oreo Thu 13-Apr-23 22:50:42

MerylStreep 😂

volver3 Thu 13-Apr-23 22:52:28

Lawyers can advise them how to phrase something to avoid contempt of court.

Callistemon21 Thu 13-Apr-23 23:14:17

However a local told the paper that the vehicle “had not been moved since it was delivered in January 2021.

Flat battery?
DH has jump leads if only they'd asked.

welbeck Fri 14-Apr-23 00:22:46

newspapers report the bare facts.
people on here are commenting their thoughts, musings, assumptions; some of which are prejudicial.
wait until the matter has been concluded, or closed.
that is the time for comments and opinions, not during an active case.