Nippy just been arrested

This is incorrect. You can be questioned under caution without being arrested, or indeed placed in custody, in Scotland just as you can be in England.

 

As I posted earlier by agreeing to be arrested it saves a lot of time, time spent on applying for court orders, orders which are subject to time limits which puts a time scale on their investigations see previous post ..it is also seen as cooperation on the part of the individual, by agreeing to be arrested it also clears the police further down the line of ending up in court on defamation of character for any wrongful arrest...

 

Just been on the Scottish news. Nicola was invited by the police to attend a police station and be arrested and subsequently interviewed.

 

Couldn’t she just agree to the access to save time etc?

 

Unfortunately it's not that easy and everything has to be done lawfully and above board.
By agreeing to arrest the police have automatic rights to access all her accounts not just the ones she presents
In her defence, by doing so it goes a long way to show she's got nothing to hide and that's she cooperating
The Tory press will be lapping it up, keeps Boris of the front page...and water downs their embarrassment and then helps hide the truth of what's taken/ taking place in Westminster

 

Where does it say that? Some Republican rag I guess.

 

So in essence it’s in her interest to agree so she can’t be accused of trying to hide something in that example?

 

It would be very short sighted for the Tories to revel in the downfall of the SNP

 

Won't stop them though lol