The inquiry into the Scottish government’s handling of allegations of sexual harassment against Alex Salmond will not hear evidence from the former first minister today, after the Scottish parliament withdrew and then republished a revised version of Salmond’s written submission, following advice from the Scottish Crown Office.
Salmond, who has offered to attend this Friday (26 February) instead, has said that he cannot appear before the committee unless his evidence is published in full. He insists that individuals within the Scottish government and the SNP planned to damage his reputation, even to the extent of sending him to prison, and has accused his successor, Nicola Sturgeon, of misleading the Scottish parliament and breaking the ministerial code. Sturgeon denies the claims.
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