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Feb 22, 2021 16 tweets 7 min read
Alex Salmond's final submission to the Holyrood inquiry is simply explosive, and contains gravely serious allegations.

“The inescapable conclusion is of a malicious and concerted attempt to damage my reputation and remove me from public life in Scotland." "Perhaps the most serious issue of all is the
complete breakdown of the necessary barriers which should exist between Government, political party and indeed the prosecution authorities in any country
which abides by the rule of law."
Feb 21, 2021 17 tweets 7 min read
My investigation about the origins of the initial harassment complaints against Alex Salmond - and the complaints procedure for former ministers that was being drawn up in tandem.

It raises further questions about what the FM knew and when. Thread... thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-… Take this, which is where my timeline begins. Early November 2017, Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans was alerted to Sky News story (which they never ran in the end) about alleged behaviour from Alex Salmond at Edinburgh Airport.

Ms Evans told the First Minister about it.