Salmond to be scrutinised
TWO former presiding officers of the Scottish Parliament will decide whether Alex Salmond misled MSPs over absconds from prison, it was announced last night.
George Reid and Lord Steel of Aikwood will deliberate on Mr Salmond's performance at First Minister's Questions last week when he answered questions on prisoner absconds for 20 minutes without revealing that another prisoner, a murderer, had absconded the day before.
The First Minister insisted afterwards that he was right not to disclose that information because it was a police matter and entirely up to Tayside Police when the information was made public.
But Iain Gray, the Scottish Labour leader, made an official complaint and this will now be looked at by the two former presiding officers.
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