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Latest news in Yorkshire: January 24, 2019 11:28:24 AM
Scotland’s former First Minister Alex Salmond has been arrested by
police and charged, with a report sent to the procurator fiscal. He is
due to appear in court in Edinburgh later today. Sky News are reporting
that proceedings are now live under the Contempt of Court Act.
Police did not say what Salmond, who served as first minister from 2007
to 2014, is charged with. Two people have made harassment complaints
against the SNP grandee but he denies them and took successful legal
action against the Scottish government over their investigation.
Earlier this month a court said the government’s decisions were
“procedurally unfair and… tainted with apparent bias”.
At the time Salmond said he is “not guilty of any criminality
whatsoever.”
The party leader resigned following the loss of the Scottish
independence referendum but represented Gordon in the House of Commons
from 2015 to 2017.
Reported on Twitter by James Matthews (SKY)
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