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Alex Salmond defends under-fire Sturgeon on court letter

Alex Salmond has backed his under-fire Deputy First Minister after she faced calls to resign for urging a court not to jail a benefits cheat.

The First Minister said Nicola Sturgeon’s letter in support of convicted fraudster Abdul Rauf was not connected to her role as Deputy First Minister.