Nicola Sturgeon has issued a statement as she returned home following her arrest.
The former First Minister said “I’ve done nothing wrong” as she returned home for the first time following her arrest last Sunday.
She was questioned by police investigating the SNP’s finances and was released without charge on June 11 pending further investigation.
Returning to her Glasgow home, she said: “I can’t say very much just now, what I will say is reiterate the statement I issued last Sunday, I’m certain that I have done nothing wrong.
“I intend to be back in Parliament in the early part of the week, I’ll make myself available for questions then.
“For now I intend to go home and catch up with some family.”
Asked whether she had considered stepping back from the SNP, she said: “I’ve done nothing wrong and that is the only thing I’m going to assert today.”
She added: “I know I’m a public figure, I accept what comes with that, but I’m also a human being that’s entitled to a bit of privacy and my neighbours are also entitled to a bit of that as well.”
Asked whether conditions have been placed on her arrest, she told the media: “No and I’m not going to get into anything other than that.”
When asked whether Nicola Sturgeon would have suspended Nicola Sturgeon, she said: “Look I’ve done nothing wrong, it’s for others to comment as they see fit but that’s my position.”
Ms Sturgeon then went into her house.
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article