Alex Salmond during the Crown Office’s failed attempt to prosecute him for sexual offences.Official documents revealed the huge cost of Operation Diem.It lasted almost two years and at its height had 14 dedicated officers led by Detective Chief Superintendent Lesley Boal.They carried out 386 interviews and the former first minister was eventually charged with 14 offences – before being cleared of all allegations in the High Court.The £834,000 cost has been revealed in a letter from Police Scotland Chief Constable Iain Livingstone to Holyrood’s Public Audit Committee.It states: “A small dedicated team worked on Operation Diem from Fettes Police Station, Edinburgh, between August 2018 and April 2020.“This team was comprised of seven.
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