A short thread about the key points ahead of Salmond's evidence:
1. Sturgeon-Salmond meetings.
The FM claims April 2nd was when she first learned about the allegations into Salmond. However she has subsequently claimed to have 'forgotten' about an earlier March 29 meeting [1/6]
1. Sturgeon-Salmond meetings.
The FM claims April 2nd was when she first learned about the allegations into Salmond. However she has subsequently claimed to have 'forgotten' about an earlier March 29 meeting [1/6]
Salmond's submission: “The failure to account for the meeting on 29th March 2018 when making a statement to Parliament, and thereafter failing to correct that false representation is a further breach of the Ministerial Code.”
The dates 29th March & 2nd April are important [2/6]
The dates 29th March & 2nd April are important [2/6]
2. Claims of conspiracy
Salmond has stated a “deliberate, prolonged, malicious and concerted effort” was made to imprison him. He names Peter Murrell, Ian McCann, Sue Ruddick & Liz Lloyd. If he has no evidence to back this up, then he has risked being sued for defamation [3/6]
Salmond has stated a “deliberate, prolonged, malicious and concerted effort” was made to imprison him. He names Peter Murrell, Ian McCann, Sue Ruddick & Liz Lloyd. If he has no evidence to back this up, then he has risked being sued for defamation [3/6]
3. Crown Office antics.
Salmond claims the Crown Office is withholding compelling evidence which would prove his claims of conspiracy.
"The only beneficiaries of that decision to withhold evidence are those involved in conduct designed to damage (and indeed imprison) me.”[4/6]
Salmond claims the Crown Office is withholding compelling evidence which would prove his claims of conspiracy.
"The only beneficiaries of that decision to withhold evidence are those involved in conduct designed to damage (and indeed imprison) me.”[4/6]
4. Leslie Evans
She has claimed to have (and also denied having) presided over the botched, illegal investigation into Salmond. She has cost us taxpayers more than £500,000. Not only is she still in her job, she had her contract extended through to 2022. [5/6]
She has claimed to have (and also denied having) presided over the botched, illegal investigation into Salmond. She has cost us taxpayers more than £500,000. Not only is she still in her job, she had her contract extended through to 2022. [5/6]
5. Female complainants let down.
Not only were the complainants let down by a botched procedure which was 'tainted by apparent bias', one of them seems to have been named to Salmond. This relates to the 29th March meeting. [6/6]
Not only were the complainants let down by a botched procedure which was 'tainted by apparent bias', one of them seems to have been named to Salmond. This relates to the 29th March meeting. [6/6]
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