THESE pictures show the inside of Peter Murrell’s luxury £125,000 motorhome bought with SNP funds for the first time.
Extraordinary new details emerged today as Nicola Sturgeon’s estranged husband returned to the High Court in Edinburgh over his £400,000 embezzlement of party funds.
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Grabs from livestream of Peter Murrell court hearing at Edinburgh High Court Credit: BBC Scotland
Credit: Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Murrell falsified expense claims and doctored invoices as he hid his lavish spending on stolen SNP funds from those around him.
The disgraced former party chief executive nervously twitched and pursed his lips as he listened to prosecutors detail his 12 years of offending.
And the court heard how he used his direct access to the Nats’ bank account and accounting software to abuse his position.
He stole cash given to the SNP in membership fees, donations, and even pilfered from legacies left to the party by dead supporters.
Crown Productions in the embezzlement case against Peter MurrellMotorhome interior Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk
Crown Productions in the embezzlement case against Peter MurrellMotorhome interior Credit: Not known, clear with picture desk
The hearing also revealed the infamous campervan – bought by Murrell in 2021 – was driven only four miles before being parked on his mother’s driveway.
But he filled it with luxury goods including Le Creuset kitchenware, Joseph Joseph kitchen implements, an Alessi teapot, and Molton Brown toiletries.
Images show spotless padded interior of the 24ft luxury campervan, bought for £124,550 by Murrell.
The court heard how he had told SNP employees and auditors that the purchase – which he had changed to read a “van” on official documents – would be used to campaign in the 2021 election.
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But lawyers said he had chosen to add luxury additions such as sat nav, security, tracking and a TV.
The motorhome also had no campaign materials, no SNP “paraphernalia”, and was not branded.
The court heard: “It was configured exactly as a motorhome used for pleasure would be.”
Images show spotless padded interior of the 24ft luxury Niemann and Bischoff S-move 7.4e campervan, bought for £124,550 by Murrell.
