Symbol copyright AFP Image caption Mr Salmond has defined the lawsuits against him as “patently ridiculous”
Nicola Sturgeon has mentioned there is “no legal foundation” to droop Alex Salmond from the SNP amid allegations of sexual harassment.
The SNP leader said the court cases had been being investigated via the Scottish executive – and had now not been shared together with her party.
Mr Salmond has strenuously denied any claims of harassment or illegal activity, and criticised the court cases process
He said there had been “sustained leaking” from inside the executive.
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Ms Sturgeon has faced calls from competition parties to droop Mr Salmond from the SNP since the Daily Record discovered on Thursday that two female government employees had lodged court cases about his behaviour while he used to be first minister.
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption Ms Sturgeon has said the complaints towards her friend and mentor have created an “incredibly tough situation” for her
Ms Sturgeon also defended Leslie Evans, the Scottish government’s most sensible civil servant, who has been singled out for criticism via Mr Salmond.
“The permanent secretary used to be completely proper to make sure that the procedure was once applied on this case and he or she has my complete give a boost to in having done so,” she said.
The proceedings in opposition to Mr Salmond have additionally been passed to Police Scotland which says it is assessing the information.
The Scottish Conservatives mentioned Ms Sturgeon’s remark left many questions unanswered.
Equalities spokeswoman Annie Wells stated: “We’re still none the wiser as to the way the assault used to be handled while it was alleged to have taken place, nor do we understand whilst someone in the SNP or the Scottish government was informed about the incident.”
The Scottish govt has stated Ms Sturgeon used to be first made aware of the allegations in opposition to Mr Salmond in April this 12 months, and made it clear to him that she would not intervene within the court cases process.
Scottish Labour had in advance called for “complete transparency” from the Scottish executive.
Parliamentary industry supervisor and women’s spokesperson Rhoda Furnish mentioned: “It Is understood that Alex Salmond met the first minister on multiple occasions to talk about the research into allegations of sexual attack into him.
“it would be totally unacceptable if the details of these meetings remained unknown.”
