Why have senior SNP executives been arrested and what are police investigating?

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Why have senior SNP executives been arrested and what are police investigating?
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Scotland's ruling party has been thrown into turmoil as the police arrest senior members as part of an investigation into whether funding meant for a second independence campaign has been used for other means.

Mr Murrell, 58, was arrested on 5 April

Detectives also seized a £100,000 motorhome owned by the SNP from outside the home of one of Mr Murrell's elderly relatives.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMs Sturgeon unexpectedly quit as leader of the SNP after eight and a half years in mid-February, sayingShe later denied her husband's impending arrest was anything to do with her decision and said she had"no prior knowledge" he was to be arrested.

"I think people have a reasonable question to ask the party around transparency. I have committed to a review of governance with external input."Yousaf: 'Difficult 24 hours' for SNP

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