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| Ex-MP Natalie McGarry has embezzlement conviction quashed | Ex-MP Natalie McGarry has embezzlement conviction quashed |
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| Former MP Natalie McGarry has had her conviction for embezzlement quashed after judges ruled she had suffered a miscarriage of justice. | Former MP Natalie McGarry has had her conviction for embezzlement quashed after judges ruled she had suffered a miscarriage of justice. |
| Ms McGarry, 38, burst into tears at the appeal court in Edinburgh after the ruling was announced. She now faces a retrial. | |
| In June the former SNP Glasgow East MP was jailed for 18 months for embezzling £25,000 from pro-independence groups. | In June the former SNP Glasgow East MP was jailed for 18 months for embezzling £25,000 from pro-independence groups. |
| At the time Ms McGarry was freed on bail after lodging an appeal. | At the time Ms McGarry was freed on bail after lodging an appeal. |
| Judges Lord Carloway, Lord Glennie and Lord Turnbull quashed the ex-politician's embezzlement convictions following a hearing at the Court of Criminal Appeal in Edinburgh. | |
| The judges made their ruling after hearing submissions, which cannot be reported for legal reasons, from defence advocate Gordon Jackson QC. | |
| Ms McGarry started weeping as Lord Carloway, Scotland's most senior judge, told her of the court's decision and informed her she would have to stand trial again. | |
| She made no comment as she left court. | |
| Ms McGarry was elected as an SNP member in 2015 but did not seek re-election in 2017. |