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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 5
Police Scotland Probes Yes Scotland's Missing £1.5 Million After 2014 Referendum Campaign
Updated
Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 5

Police Scotland Probes Yes Scotland's Missing £1.5 Million After 2014 Referendum Campaign

3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 5

Summary

  • Police Scotland said inquiries are ongoing after a complaint alleged more than £1.5 million in Yes Scotland income cannot be accounted for.
  • David Henry told the Sunday Mail the pro-independence campaign company's accounts later showed a zero balance, with £1.5 million recorded earlier appearing to have disappeared.
  • Yes Scotland Ltd, set up by former first minister Alex Salmond and inactive since 2014, filed dormant accounts last year showing a zero balance; the SNP said it was a separate organisation.
  • The complaint lands after former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell was jailed for more than five years for embezzling over £400,000, prompting opposition calls for a wider financial audit and inquiry.

Insights

Following an SNP chief's jailing, could a missing £1.5M from the Yes campaign expose a wider scandal?
With millions from the 2014 referendum unaccounted for, who was truly in control of the money?