My friend, the late Robert Greene, wrote me on November 16, 2018. It was one of the last letters I ever received from him, shortly after he succumbed to the illness that would lead to his death.
His letters, like many of his other writings, Ahead of its timeit is, Just now Being investigated by the mainstream media and Holyrood Assembly: Alex Salmond and Leslie EvansHead of the Scottish Civil Service.
As well as raising questions about the conduct of Leslie Evans, raising questions that remain unanswered to this day, and making some very sensible comments about the allegations Alex Salmond was facing at the time, Robert raised an even more significant issue: the conduct of the Justice Secretary, a former Chief Law Officer in the Scottish Government. Ms. Elish Angiolini.
Dame Elish recently Report Her report, entitled “Policing – issues of complaints handling, investigations and misconduct: an independent review”, was based on her research and the Scottish Government and the current Attorney General, James Woolf QC, said:Bold reforms” “.
From his grave, Robert Greene asks us whether we can trust those involved in this “audacity”. His words highlight the depth of corruption in the Scottish state and the utter lack of redress for the Scottish people. The letter, published in full posthumously, highlights the urgent need for transparency and openness in Scottish public life.
Would the Scottish authorities have listened to Robert? 2010How much suffering could have been avoided? Will those in power listen to him this time? Let's find out.
David Scott
Since news of the sexual allegations against Alex Salmond broke in late August 2018, intermittent speculation on the matter has been published from time to time.
When this issue first came up, I was contacted by various people who were concerned that the allegations were Holly Greig case.
My answer has always been that I know nothing about the complainants or the exact nature of their complaints, but I have seen nothing to suggest that any connection might exist.
Of course, anyone who has followed the Holly affair for any length of time will know that I have no fond feelings towards Mr Salmond, but those feelings do not prevent me from expressing concern about one aspect of the way he has been treated in this latest episode.
Of course, I have no knowledge of the basis of the complaint and, like most others, have no knowledge of Mr Salmond or Worried womenWhat concerns me is the Undersecretary Leslie Evansin this case.
When the news first became public, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon went to great lengths to make it clear that she had nothing to do with the decision to go ahead with the investigation. (Alex Salmond) And it was independently initiated by Leslie Evans, who may have had good reasons for taking such steps but which are clearly inconsistent with her evasion of overwhelming evidence of alleged criminal behaviour by Elish Angiolini, Mr Salmond's former justice secretary and ministerial colleague.
In October 2015, I raised concerns with the Scottish Audit Office about the funding of a civil action brought by Mrs Angiolini against me, which she took when she fundamentally accused me of falsely alleging that she was involved in the Holly Greig case. In fact, there was already evidence to suggest that my position was correct, including a letter sent by former Justice Minister Kenny MacAskill to my MP, Health Minister David Mowat, which clearly stated that, contrary to everything Mr Angiolini had previously claimed, it was indeed Elish Angiolini who had personally blocked the investigation into Holly's rape allegation.
After a five-month investigation, the Scottish Audit Service found that, as I had suspected, Mrs Angiolini had received UK taxpayer funding to hound me and create problems for her own financial gain. This funding had been approved by Leslie Evans' predecessor. Sir Peter HousdenThe only way Ms Angiolini could have persuaded Sir Peter to approve such funding was to convince him that she was telling the truth about not being involved in the Holly Greig affair – a claim which we now know to be completely false.
To deal with the issue further, I then asked Leslie Evans to provide me with a copy of the letters between Elish Angiolini and Sir Peter which led to his permission.
Leslie Evans refused to comply.
My (then) MP David Mowat took up my case because it was a highly likely case of misappropriation of UK public funds (the issue is not devolved) and also possible fraud.
Leslie Evans again refused to comply.
After the 2017 general election, Mr Mowat was replaced by Labour's Faisal Rashid, who contacted Mr Evans for the same reasons as Mr Mowat, asking for copies of relevant documents.
Leslie Evans again refused to comply.
When steps were taken to investigate the allegations against Mr Salmond, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon also stressed that the measures proved that no one is above the law in Scotland.
So why is it that a former First Minister is being pursued based on the opinion of Leslie Evans over sexual allegations from several years ago, yet a former Justice Secretary, with overwhelming documentation of serious financial misconduct, possibly of a criminal nature, provided by the Scottish Government itself, is being actively protected by that very same person, Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans?
Robert Greene
