Sointhefirstplacewehad a trailofemailsandwrittensubmissionsfromlawyerswarningtheScottishgovernmentthattheyhadstrongconcernsthatitcouldlose a judicialreviewintoitshandlingofthecomplaintsagainstMrSalmon.
I amveryconcernedindeed, andthereasonwhytheseconcernswerebeingraisedwell, that's becausethecivilservantinvestigatingthecasehadbeenintouchwiththecomplainantsandintheviewofthoselawyersthatwouldmakethemineligibleforthattask.
NowthesedocumentswereonlyreleasedtotheScottishParliamentaryCommitteeinvestigatingallofthiswhenitlookedhighlylikelythatJohnSweeney, whoisthedeputyfirstminister, wasgoingtolose a voteofnoconfidenceinhimintheScottishParliament.
She's liedtothepeopleofScotlandbecausewehavecrediblewitnessesconfirmingthatshewasawareoftheallegationsagainstAlexSalmondpriortowhenshepreviouslysaidshewasand, crucially, thatcomplainantsdetailswerereleasedtoMrSalmond's team.
Well, I thinkwe'vecalculatedover 30 occasionswherewebelieveNicolaSturgeonhasbreachedtheministerialcode a numberofoccasionswhereshehasliedtoParliament, whereshehasfailedtocorrecttherecord.
Thisis a damningindictmentonherperformanceasfirstministerandalsohowshehasleftthisgovernmenttocontinuewiththelegalfacecasethattheirownlawyersthreatenedtowalkawayfromunlesstheyultimatelydroppedthiscaseat a costofhundredsofthousandsofpoundstoourScottishtaxpayers.
ThisissocrucialtorestoretrustinScottishpoliticsyou'regoingtobespeakingtotheSNPsjusticesecretary, and I'd liketoknowhowcomfortableheiswiththeSNPrefusingtofollowtwovotesoftheScottishParliamenttoreleasethislegaladvice.
Whentheparliamentwasreestablishedin 1999 I linedthestreetsofEdinburghwithpupilsfromacrossScotlandcelebratingdevolutioninthisnewstyleofpoliticswe'regoingtoget.
Firstandforemostistheentirereasonwhywehave a parliamentaryinquiryistoheartheevidenceisthereasonwhywehaveanindependentprosecutorfromfromfromIreland, JamesHamiltonLookingatwhetherornotthere's been a breachoftheministerialcodeistohereandinvestigatetheevidenceforDouglasRosstodeterminePrejudge, notjusttheparliamentaryinquiry, buttheindependentinvestigationshowsthatthisisnothingbutpoliticalnakedpoliticalopportunism.
Notbecausetheycareaboutwomenwhocomeforwardtomakeallegationsinrelationtosexualharassment, butactuallybecausewhattheywanttodoistrytoweakenNicolaSturgeon, weakentheSNPbecausethere's been 22 polesin a rolethatwasshowntheindependence.
IntermsoftheallegationsbeingmadeabouttheScottishgovernment, I haveread a numberofspuriousconspiracytheories, which I'm afraidtohavebeencompletelybuiltonsand.
Theywillmake a decisionbasedonhowshehasrespondedinrelationtothebiggestchallengewe'veeverfacedfranklyinourlifetime, letaloneinourgovernmentinresponsetothepandemic.
I havetosay, regardlessofwhatcomesoutoftheparliamentaryinquiry, thatshewillbereturnednotjustasfirstminister, butshewillleadustoanindependencereferendumandultimatelytoindependence.
ホリールード調査。ニコラ・スタージョンがアレックス・サルモンドの暴露で辞めるように呼びかける - BBC Newsnight (Holyrood Inquiry: Calls for Nicola Sturgeon to quit over Alex Salmond revelations - BBC Newsnight)