Police investigate claims ‘£1.5m lost’ by Yes Scotland campaign

In the year It comes after a police complaint was made about the finances of Scotland, which campaigned for independence in the 2014 referendum.

Sunday letter, External It reported over £1.5m in unpaid claims.

The newspaper reported that the complaint was made by David Henry, who was among those who led to an investigation into the SNP’s financial concerns and the eventual conviction of former chief executive Peter Murrell.

Yes Scotland Ltd, the company set up by former SNP leader and First Minister Alex Salmond to campaign for independence before the referendum, has been inactive since 2014.

The last collection of dormant accounts was published last year, showing a zero balance.

The SNP said Yes Scotland Ltd was a “completely separate organisation” from the party.

Henry told the Mail on Sunday that his campaign company’s accounts from 2016 show zero balances and that the £1.5m previously recorded appears to be “now gone”.

A Police Scotland spokesman said: “We have received a complaint and inquiries are ongoing.”