Police 'seize luxury campervan worth over £100,000' in probe into SNP finances
Police investigating the SNP's finances have reportedly seized a luxury campervan.
The Niesmann + Bischoff motorhome was taken from a house in Fife at the same time police searched the home of Nicola Sturgeon and her husband, Peter Murrell, it is claimed.
The same model of campervan can sell for around £110,000.
The SNP was rocked last week by the arrest of former chief executive Mr Murrell, with the party's offices also searched.
He was released later that day pending further investigation.
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Police are probing the spending of around £600,000 which was earmarked for an independence campaign.
Peter Murrell, husband of Nicola Sturgeon, was arrested and released on Wednesday (AFP via Getty Images)A witness who saw the campervan being taken away told the Mail on Sunday : "They couldn't get into the motorhome at first because it was locked and it had clamps on it so they had to get some keys from somewhere.
"They went off but came back and managed to get it open. Then they loaded it on the back of a huge lorry and - after a bit of trouble securing it - took it away."
As well as Mr Murrell and Ms Sturgeon's home near Glasgow, Police Scotland officers also searched the SNP's headquarters in Edinburgh and removed boxes of items.
The ongoing investigation has been described by SNP president Mike Russell as the party's biggest crisis in 50 years.
On Saturday, Ms Sturgeon spoke publicly for the first time since her husband's arrest, addressing reporters outside her home.
Police at the couple's home last weekIn a short statement, she said the last few days had been "obviously difficult" and that she would "fully co-operate" with the police investigation.
She said Mr Murrell is home but "not able to say anything" about his arrest while the inquiry continues.
"Again, that's not necessarily a matter of choice. That's just the nature of this," she added.
The Glasgow Southside MSP said she intends to "get on with life and my job, as you would expect me to".
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Earlier, it emerged that the accountancy firm which had audited the SNP's books for more than a decade had resigned. Johnston Carmichael informed the party of the decision before Mr Murrell's arrest.
The party's treasurer is now seeking another auditor in order to comply with Electoral Commission rules.
Police Scotland have said their investigation is ongoing.
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