Sturgeon tells : I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commit

Key developments are emerging from the global stage. Sturgeon tells : I'm serving a sentence for crime I didn't commit11 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on GoogleLaura KuenssbergPresenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg "I will not apologise for the crimes of my former husband", says SturgeonNicola Sturgeon has told the she feels like she is "serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit", after her estranged husband admitted embezzling £400,000 from the SNP, the party she led for years. In an exclusive interview with Laura Kuenssberg, Scotland's former first minister refused to apologise for the scandal and struggled to hold back tears, recalling gifts from Peter Murrell that turned out to have been purchased with stolen money. Sturgeon told the : "I am not responsible for the crimes that my former husband committed and I'm not going to apologise for somebody else's crimes.

"She has consistently denied any knowledge of Murrell's crimes, committed between 2010 and 2022. The former first minister was not charged, following a police investigation. She was SNP party leader between 2014 and 2023 and in that role shared responsibility for monitoring the party's accounts.

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In the interview to be broadcast on Sunday, Sturgeon said: "For my own sake, but for the sake of people out there, a lot of women who end up finding themselves blamed for the actions of the men in their lives, I'm not going to contribute to that kind of sense that I am responsible for somebody else's crimes. "She added: "I will take responsibility for the things I do, the decisions I make. I'm sitting here with you right now, answering questions because I believe strongly in that accountability.

"But I am not responsible for the crimes that my former husband committed and I'm not going to apologise for somebody else's crimes. "Sturgeon struggles to hold back tears when talking about a gift from her husband that turned out to have been bought using embezzled fundsAsked if she bore no responsibility at all despite her role, Sturgeon told the : "No... perpetrated a crime on the SNP.

By definition, that included me as the party leader. "He is serving and will be serving a sentence for a crime he committed. I'm out here feeling as if I'm serving a sentence for a crime I did not commit.

"That echoed comments from the former first minister earlier in the week, when she told an audience at a literary festival she was "deceived, betrayed and lied to" by her husband. Murrell, the SNP's former chief executive, used party funds to purchase items including luxury goods, jewellery, cosmetics, two cars and a motorhome. Sturgeon became emotional when speaking to the about a necklace gifted to her by Murrell that cost more than £400 and which she often wore in public.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.