Former SNP treasurer Colin Beattie has said he had no knowledge of the party's purchase of a luxury motorhome seized by police from the home of Nicola Sturgeon's mother-in-law
"The SNP is in the black," he said.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerMr Beattie was arrested and released without charge amid a probe into the SNP's funding and finances, known as Short money, if it fails to submit audited accounts by 31 May.Asked why the party was having such trouble appointing new auditors, Mr Beattie said:"Partly, that's a market situation.
He made no comment when asked if he should be suspended from the SNP following his arrest, but said he has"no plans at the moment" to resign from Holyrood's Economy and Fair Work Committee, adding that he believes he is a"fit and proper person" to serve on it.
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