SNP finance probe file into Nicola Sturgeon's husband will be handed to prosecutors 'in a matter of weeks': Scotland's police chief does not rule out more charges being laid by detectives investigatin

Scotland's most senior police officer has said detectives probing SNP party finances will report their findings to prosecutors 'in a matter of weeks'. Police Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell said she had a team of 'very skilled' individuals working on the long-running case involving £600,000 in donations for independence campaigning. Earlier this year the SNP's former chief executive Peter Murrell, the husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was rearrested and charged in connection with embezzlement of party funds. Police Scotland's Chief Constable Jo Farrell said in a broadcast interview she had a team of 'very skilled' individuals working on the long-running case involving £600,000 in donations for independence campaigning Earlier this year the SNP's former chief executive Peter Murrell, the husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was rearrested and charged in connection with embezzlement of party funds Mr Murrell and Ms Sturgeon were both arrested and questioned last year and released without charge as part of the probe, which has been ongoing since July 2021 Questioned on the investigation, known as Operation Branchform, Ms Farrell told the PA news agency: 'What I can say is that the report to the Crown Office in relation to the man that's been charged is a matter of weeks away. The police chief's interview came as John Swinney said all of the Scottish Government's economic interventions should focus on improving economic growth and ministers must 'tighten up our act' to attract investment.