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Police Scotland receives complaint alleging £1.5 million unaccounted for at Yes Scotland
Police are inquiring into claims that more than £1.5 million raised by the 2014 independence campaign group remains unaccounted for. The complaint was filed by David Henry, who previously flagged SNP financial issues.
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Police Scotland is investigating a complaint about the finances of Yes Scotland Ltd, the group that campaigned for Scottish independence in the 2014 referendum. BBC News reported that the complaint alleges more than £1.5 million in income is unaccounted for. Yes Scotland Ltd was set up by former SNP leader Alex Salmond and has been inactive since 2014.
Its latest dormant accounts, published last year, showed a zero balance. The complaint was made by David Henry, who had earlier raised concerns about the Scottish National Party's finances. Those concerns contributed to Operation Branchform, the investigation that led to the conviction of former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell.
Murrell was jailed for more than five years after admitting he embezzled more than £400,000 from the party over five years. " Scottish Labour deputy leader Dame Jackie Baillie said the allegations are "incredibly serious" and called for a full financial audit of the SNP's accounts.
Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay said Peter Murrell's crimes were enabled by the SNP's "toxic culture of control" and called for an independent inquiry.
An SNP spokesperson said the party's criminal investigation found it was the victim of embezzlement.
