Peter Murrell has appeared in court in Edinburgh charged with embezzlement. The former SNP chief executive, 60, made no plea during the private hearing and was granted bail. Murrell, who is separated from his wife Nicola Sturgeon, was rearrested in April last year in connection with Operation Branchform.

NICOLA Sturgeon’s husband Peter Murrell has appeared in court today amid the probe into SNP finances. He appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with embezzlement. Mr Murrell made no

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell has appeared at Edinburgh Sheriff Court charged with embezzlement. Mr Murrell, the husband of former first minister Nicola Sturgeon, was charged in April of last year as part of an investigation into the party's funding and finances. He made no plea during a private hearing and was granted bail.