| Topic: Peter Murrell re-arrested |
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| 1. Author: Tenruh Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 17:25 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68850088 Post Edited (Thu 18 Apr 17:39) Reply |
| 2. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 18:36 The press must have been sleeping on the job. It happened 9 hours ago; nice pictures of the tent though. Reply |
| 3. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 19:43 Charged with embezzlement - good to see Police Scotland acting on these claims, unlike our English counterparts…… Reply |
| 4. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 19:48 It`s up to the Procurator Fiscal`s Office now. Let`s hope they come to a decision more quickly than the Polis. Reply |
| 5. Author: red-star-par Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 20:27 Whenever I see a story like this I always wonder what it`s being used to help distract us from. The Police and media have sat on this one for almost 3 years and the Tories get them to resurrect it every so often to cover their own bad news. I wonder if it`s to do with Mark Menzies Tory MP and the ransom paid to his kidnappers, which the Tory party have known about for 3 months but it seems the Police have not received a complaint. Previous allegations against him include paying a male Brazilian prostitute for sex, trying to buy drugs from him, and getting a dog drunk, for unknown intentions Reply |
| 6. Author: jake89 Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 20:50 I`m not being funny, but if he`s charged with the full £600k I`d love to know what he spent it on. Living in a fairly typical 4 bed new build that probably cost £200k when purchased and driving a Mondeo. Reply |
| 7. Author: Tenruh Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 20:55 jake89, Thu 18 Apr 20:50 He had a motor home and a jag worth 200k. And a detached villa in Portugal 🇵🇹. Between him and his wife they were earning 220k a year Post Edited (Thu 18 Apr 20:56) Reply |
| 8. Author: Parboiled Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 21:07 While Elsie writes her book hubby has been cooking the books hee hee…couldn’t happen to a nastier couple! Reply |
| 9. Author: jake89 Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 21:08 The caravan wasn`t even used. It was intended for campaign use before COVID and was stored for free on his mum`s drive. Don`t think that can be included. Villa in the Algarve though? Not being funny, but I`d expect a fancier house than that if they were on a combined income of £440k. Reply |
| 10. Author: wee eck Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 21:19 There was a vehicle included in the SNP`s accounts at the same sort of value as the motor home was said to cost so that looks like it was accounted for correctly. I still can`t understand how the auditors didn`t spot any major embezzlement. . Reply |
| 11. Author: jake89 Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 21:26 Could be something of far lower value like a holiday or photocopier. I suspect this is going to be very dull tbh. It also feels like a convenient distraction from two MPs who have been extorted. Perhaps I`ve watched too much TV drama but compromised politicians are very dangerous. The pair this week appear to have been a bit promiscuous so God knows what they`ve done to avoid things being leaked. Reply |
| 12. Author: Tenruh Date: Thu 18th Apr 2024. 21:29 Just resigned his SNP membership. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-68850088 Post Edited (Thu 18 Apr 22:36) Reply |
| 13. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Fri 19th Apr 2024. 13:07 Must be a general election coming up?🤔😲 Reply |
| 14. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 19th Apr 2024. 13:56 What`s that got to do with the allegations against Murell? And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 15. Author: jake89 Date: Fri 19th Apr 2024. 14:00 If these are credible charges, which you`d imagine they must be, there`s no way the fraud wouldn`t have been apparent well before now. We`ve got a couple of Tory naughty boys and an upcoming election. Seems a bit convenient. Although Murrell isn`t an SNP member, mud sticks by association. Reply |
| 16. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 19th Apr 2024. 14:16 The Tory naughty boys is still being widely reported. Murrell was an snp member and their chief executive when these alleged crimes took place. He was the husband of the most powerful politician in Scotland when these alleged crimes happened. He was only arrested once his wife was no longer the most powerful politician in Scotland. Nothing to see here though eh guys because it`s from the party that we favour. We honestly do get the politicians we deserve. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 17. Author: jake89 Date: Fri 19th Apr 2024. 15:28 That`s what I mean. It all feels very convenient in terms of timing. The Tory sleaze-balls are potentially a massive data breach that have undermined the ability of MPs to make independent decisions. Who knows what influence third parties with dirt on this lot may have had. Reply |
| 18. Author: The One Who Knocks Date: Fri 19th Apr 2024. 16:18 But how would this convenience have been orchestrated? It would suggest that the police are doing the bidding of the Tory party even though damaging the SNP brand directly benefits Labour more than the Tories. Was it also convenient that the police seemingly only made a move on Sturgeon`s husband once she was no longer in power? I mean if you believe that the police were pressured to charge now for political purposes it suggests that they could have also been pressured to not investigate for political purposes. And although my eyes were open They just might as well be closed Reply |
| 19. Author: LochgellyAlbert Date: Fri 19th Apr 2024. 16:23 The One Who Knocks, Fri 19 Apr 13:56 Since the case is unlikely to be heard till 2026, its timing is amazing! Meanwhile Mone and all the other Tory criminals disappear into the sunset!🤬 Reply |
| 20. Author: wee eck Date: Fri 19th Apr 2024. 17:47 Murrell`s trial (subject to the Procurator Fiscal`s decision) will probably be scheduled for around the time of the 2026 Holyrood elections! Reply |