Mar 2021. The Salmond Sturgeon Saga Part 4

The under-pressure head of the Crown Office has defended the way it has handled Alex Salmond’s inquiry evidence as a “vindication of democracy”. Lord Advocate James Wolffe took aim at “baseless” allegations that the Crown Office had intervened in the Holyrood probe to protect the Scottish Government, saying it was “wholly without foundation” to suggest there had been any “improper” conduct. He also argued that it was “wrong” to say his various roles could not be carried out with integrity, amid questions over the ability of the lord advocate to be both the head of the prosecution service and the government’s top legal officer. It is all wrong to be doing the two jobs, he cannot remain impartial. This is a typical example of the shambolic SNP.