Former Scottish First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Faces Criminal Investigation Over Deleted WhatsApp Messages

Sturgeon insists messages were submitted to the UK Covid Inquiry, as per Scottish government policy, despite not being retained on her device.

Nicola Sturgeon, the former Scottish First Minister, is facing a criminal investigation over allegations of deleting WhatsApp messages relevant to the UK Covid Inquiry.
Sturgeon clarified that the inquiry does have messages from her, which were not retained on her device but were later obtained and submitted to the inquiry last year.
Scottish government policy actively encourages the deletion of conversations on apps like WhatsApp, once the relevant information has been saved centrally.
Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton accused Sturgeon of 'deceiving' bereaved families and demanded she face scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament.
The UK Government had written to all devolved governments several times asking for material of potential relevance to be kept and not destroyed.