Salmond

British

/ ˈsæmənd /

noun

Alex ( ander Elliot Anderson ). born 1954, Scottish Nationalist politician; first minister of the Scottish Parliament from 2007

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Ministers had faced legal action after missing a series of deadlines to produce some correspondence relating to the 2021 inquiry - which led to Sturgeon being cleared of breaking the ministerial code over a botched investigation into her predecessor Alex Salmond.

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First Minister John Swinney previously told parliament that the request was complicated by the need to make redactions to avoid identifying women who had made allegations against Salmond.

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The watchdog is dealing with six different freedom of information appeals relating to the Sturgeon and Salmond inquiries.

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When Salmond died, aged 69, he had been suing the Scottish government over a botched investigation into harassment complaints made about him.

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Fraser was found guilty and jailed for life, only for the UK Supreme Court to rule in 2011 that his trial had been unfair, a decision which enraged the then First Minister Alex Salmond.

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