Former Scottish First Minister on her arrest: 'I have committed no offence'
Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says she has done nothing wrong after police interrogated her in connection with an investigation into the ruling party's finances.
"To find myself in the situation I did today when I am certain I have committed no offence is both a shock and deeply distressing," she wrote in a statement issued after police released her following her arrest earlier Sunday, according to AFP.
"I would never do anything to harm either the SNP or the country," she added, referring to the Scottish National Party (SNP).
She said there was a limit to what she could say due to the ongoing investigation but insisted, "Innocence is not just a presumption I am entitled to in law. I know beyond doubt that I am in fact innocent of any wrongdoing."
Sturgeon was arrested earlier in the day by Police Scotland in connection with the investigation into the SNP's funding.
The police are investigating the alleged scam of 600,000 pounds ($750,000) raised by Scottish independence campaigners in 2017.
Police Scotland said in a statement, "A 52-year-old woman who was arrested earlier today as a suspect in connection with the ongoing investigation into the funding and finances of the Scottish National Party, has been released without charge."
On their Twitter, Police Scotland said the “woman is in custody and is being questioned by Police Scotland detectives.”
The investigation comes as a blow for the SNP which has been engulfed by chaos and uncertainty.
In April, Sturgeon's husband, Peter Murrell and the party's treasurer were both arrested and questioned by the police.
The police also searched Sturgeon's home and backyard taking out documents and computers for further investigation.
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