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Sturgeon says she has not spoken to Murrell since imprisonment

The former first minister has said she has had no contact with her estranged husband since he was jailed for embezzling SNP funds and does not intend to visit him in prison.

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Sturgeon has said she has not spoken to Murrell since he was jailed for embezzling SNP funds, and has also indicated that she will not visit her estranged husband in prison.

The former first minister made the comments during a podcast appearance, addressing her lack of contact with Murrell following his imprisonment.

According to the remarks, there has been no communication between the pair since the sentence was imposed. Sturgeon also said she would not go to see him while he is in prison.

Murrell was jailed for embezzling funds from the SNP. The supplied material does not give further details of the sentence, the court proceedings, or the circumstances of the offence.

The comments place Sturgeon’s personal position on the record after Murrell’s imprisonment and clarify that, at present, she has neither spoken to him nor plans to visit him in custody.

The latest known position is that Murrell remains jailed and Sturgeon has stated she has had no contact with him since his imprisonment.

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