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Can Peter Murrell's legal fees be recovered?

Martin Geissler and guests on calls for Peter Murrell to repay his taxpayer-funded legal aid bill.

If you’re interested in this episode, you may also like: ‘How Peter Murrell did it’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m002x3yc

Opposition politicians are calling for ex-SNP chief executive Peter Murrell (pictured) to repay the taxpayer-funded legal expenses spent on his embezzlement case.

We ask Simon Brown of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association and the BBC’s David Henderson about the prospect of recovering the costs of Murrell's legal aid bill.

Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast. This episode is hosted by Martin Geissler.

Get in touch: scotcast@bbc.co.uk

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