Police find no criminality in Yes Scotland finances

Summarised from The Herald's report · Updated 23 Oct, 13:20 · Archive

Police investigating Yes Scotland's finances have found no evidence of criminality.

Police investigating Yes Scotland's finances have concluded their assessment and found no evidence of criminality, according to solicitor Aamer Anwar, who acts for the group's former chief executive Blair Jenkins.

Yes Scotland, which campaigned for independence in the 2014 referendum, handed over its full accounts to officers in July after campaigners Sean Clerkin and David Hendry raised concerns. They alleged that Peter Murrell, the former SNP chief executive imprisoned for embezzling more than £400,000 from the party, may have had access to Yes Scotland cash. Allegations were also made that £1.5 million was 'missing' from the organisation's accounts.

Mr Anwar said Police Scotland's cybercrime and fraud unit has confirmed they identified no criminality and will pursue no further investigation. He previously stated that the claim about missing funds was based on a 'very basic misunderstanding of accounts'.

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In this story: Yes Scotland · Blair Jenkins · Peter Murrell · Police Scotland · Sean Clerkin · David Hendry

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