Government Refusal To Release Salmond Papers A ‘Slap In Face'
Daily Record|August 07, 2020
Documents withheld from inquiry
Paul Hutcheon
Government Refusal To Release Salmond Papers A ‘Slap In Face'

The Scottish Government has refused to release information to a Holyrood inquiry into the Alex Salmond affair.

Nicola Sturgeon’s administration has cited legal privilege as a reason for why some material will not be disclosed.

Lib Dem MSP Alex Cole-Hamilton said: “This evasiveness on the part of the Scottish Government does not serve them, or the people of Scotland, well.

“It is a slap in the face to not allow the parliamentary inquiry access to unredacted versions of these documents.

“The First Minister should acknowledge where the public interest lies and order unredacted versions of these documents to be handed over.”

This story is from the August 07, 2020 edition of Daily Record.

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