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I concur with your last line ritchie. Much like the previous Salmond inquiry/trial - innocent until proven guilty! Re my last thread, you must have noticed the stark difference re this kinda investigation up here compared with the corrupt activities of Brit govt officials and Tory cronies in London - it is absolutely glaring and leads to the question, "Who is driving this type of investigation and what is the agenda"?? In my humble opinion there is something not quite right re the way this has been carried out and I'm not the only Scottish citizen up here who is questioning it btw. I remember the SNP President, Mike Russell, commenting early last year that the Scotindy money was safe and the criticism coming from various sources was ill-founded. Now I regard Russell as an honourable individual, but again there was no quick reference to a holding account and clear evidence that dispelled all negative reports/comments re this issue. A more fitting description of my mood and that of other Scotindy folk who have contributed to this fund is "frustration" TBF. And the fact that this money for the cause of Scottish self-determination is being used politically against us by certain antagonists is even more frustrating. Ideally, I wanna see this money recovered/traced, in whatever way it can be done, and reinstated in a secure account, ready for future use. I hope the Police and other associated investigators can do that or SNP officials can initiate their own mitigating measures to resolve this issue and quickly stabilise and move on.