LEGAL advice released by the Scottish Government appears to debunk Alex Salmond’s central claim about a high-level plot against him. Mr Salmond has claimed senior SNP figures conspired to use a police investigation to thwart his high-profile legal fight with the Government. However the newly released legal advice shows the Government didn't want Mr Salmond's case to be sisted. He said: “The Scottish Government decided it was necessary to take the exceptional step of releasing key legal advice to ensure the public could have confidence that legal advice was not ignored or the process deliberately delayed. "Mr Salmond has never argued that the Lord Advocate was involved in accelerating the criminal case to overtake the judicial review."

Source: The Herald March 04, 2021 18:00 UTC