Posted 11/24/2023, 10:38:31 AM
Alex Salmond Launches New Legal Case Seeking £3 Million From Scottish Government Over Mishandled Harassment Complaints
- Alex Salmond has launched a new legal case against the Scottish government seeking £3 million in damages over the mishandling of complaints against him
- The government previously admitted acting unlawfully and paid £512,000 in fees over its flawed investigation into Salmond
- Salmond claims civil servants engaged in "misfeasance" and that Nicola Sturgeon broke ministerial code by misleading parliament
- The case relates to harassment complaints made against Salmond by two civil servants which were badly handled
- The new legal row threatens to damage the SNP government again and makes an Alba-SNP deal seem unlikely