Blue In The Face
Before we start, let’s note that this took 37 days.
As you’re about to read, it says almost nothing other than “Please go away now”.
It takes quite a long time to say it, but nevertheless those four words are pretty much the sum total of the actual content. It does not in any way whatsoever address the contents of our letter of 6 June, of which the below is an extract.
DCC Houston does say one intriguing thing, though.
Now, we can’t be certain of exactly what he means by “the comments made recently”, since he refers to “various individuals”. But the comments OUR letter referred to were those made by the First Minister of Scotland.
So we must reasonably assume that DCC Houston is talking about those. Which means he’s saying Police Scotland already KNEW that the SNP had misappropriated the fundraiser money and spent it on another purpose.
The Dean of the Faculty Of Advocates, one of Scotland’s most distinguished lawyers, and one who’s been employed by the Scottish Government itself, is unequivocally of the professional opinion that that constitutes the crime of embezzlement, as indeed almost any lay observer would be.
37 days of holding our breath later, we’re none the wiser as to why the Deputy Chief Constable of Police Scotland apparently disagrees with both the First Minister and the Dean Of Faculty that donors to the fund were the victims of criminal embezzlement.
We will now consider our next steps, and keep you updated.
Temporary Deputy Chief Constable
-and he’s been temporary since 2024
-and there are at least 3 of them ………
-maybe a whole floor in Tulliallan
I despair, maybe they all advise each other.
That’s the nicest Fuck Off I have ever read.
Don’t!
you are performing a great public service and being a good citizen.
It is a disgrace the way the police have responded.
The Investigation team need to reveal the date that they discovered that the “ring fenced” funds had been spent and why they believe it was not misappropriated, and who told them.
Of course they wont tell us or provide full disclosure in any FOI request, therefore a Judicial Review or Civil Case seems to be the only way the public will learn all the details of the missing money. It’s no wonder the public have lost faith in the Police and Judiciary, everywhere in the U.K. and the political establishment don’t help as they don’t want the truth revealed as it will show their bias, incompetence or corruption.
Surely the next step has to be a fundraiser for a judicial review.
It just gets worse.
I’d rather think the important words were.
“All of the circimstances were reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service for advice and guidance.”
It seems that Stuart Houston, in his last paragraph has left it open for someone to ask what advice and guidance was recieved from the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service.
Possibly because he was rather dissapointed in what came back. That last paragraph seems on the face of it rather unnecessary.
Is what it is actually saying “You need to ask a different question”?
The tricky bit is of course working out the right question.
What DCC Houston does say is that the police passed on the findings of their investigation to COPFS for ‘advice and guidance’.
He has not taken the opportunity to clarify that the police investigation found that there was only always one culprit, nor does he say that others in the investigation, who were suspects, were ultimately exonerated.
What he does confirm is, that it was COPFS who made the final decision as to how the police should bring their investigation to a conclusion, and had control over what was eventually passed by Police Scotland to COPFS.
There are so many unsatisfactory ‘loose ends’ and those who hold the answers appear to dwell within our COPFS.
While you’re no further forward, the ball is currently in the COPFS side of the court. Keep after Police Scotland and COPFS, don’t give them peace, let them know that this isn’t going to go away.