Iain Livingstone said 'the sooner things come to a head for everyone, the better' over the long-running fraud investigation.
Iain Livingstone, who retired as chief constable last year, insisted Operation Branchform was "proportionate and necessary".
But despite the high-profile arrests of three senior Nationalists last year - all of whom were later released without charge - no final report has yet been passed from Police Scotland to prosecutors. Livingstone was also asked about previous comments on the need for a swift resolution to the long-running investigation.
Sturgeon and Murrell were also both separately interviewed by detectives for several hours last year before being released without charge.Questions have been since been asked over the cost and length of time Branchform has taken with as yet no report being submitted to the Procurator Fiscal.
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