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'Non-recent' Salmond sexual assault claim made
The Independent
|November 04, 2024
Fresh allegation against late former first minister investigated
A non-recent allegation of sexual assault made against Alex Salmond has been received by police.
Salmond was leader of the Alba Party up until he died suddenly aged 69 during a visit to North Macedonia last month.
The politician was first minister of Scotland from 2007-2014 under the Scottish National Party (SNP) government but resigned from the SNP in 2018 after a number of allegations of sexual misconduct came to light.
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