Cole-Hamilton calls for SNP inquiry and Sturgeon to assist cops

Responding to Peter Murrell's hearing today and confirmation that the majority of items bought with stolen funds have not been located, Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said:

"While there is a comical note to Peter Murrell purchasing shampoo and conditioner for his ill-gotten campervan, it is extremely serious that the SNP Chief Executive was routinely producing fraudulent invoices, especially when the party had received considerable sums of public money over the years.

"This is just one reason why we need a comprehensive inquiry into years of fraud inside the SNP. I am surprised that no SNP parliamentarian is curious about the full depths of Peter Murrell's deception.”

On Nicola Sturgeon and the failure to track down stolen goods, he added:

"While she is within her rights to say "No Comment" in a police interview, people might be more sympathetic to Nicola Sturgeon if she showed she was actually trying to help the cops track down these stolen goods."