SNP Launches Review After Linden Conviction

0:00Stay informed with Europe news today, AI-powered updates. I'm Cory with the story. Jordan Linden, the former head of North Lanarkhark Council, and a key SNP figure, got convicted Thursday on 10 charges, including five sexual assaults after a trial at Fallkirt Sheriff Court. Victims have spoken out, with one saying anonymously, Friday, that Linden's behavior could have been halted sooner, and that people like them faced disbelief, got label liars, and were sidelined from politics. Former SNP leader Homsai Yusaf urged the party to take a hard look at the backlash from those complaints, noting they beefed up procedure since. The Me Too era, like offering independent legal help for reports, while stressing criminal cases go straight to police. First Minister John Swinney apologized Saturday to anyone heard by Linden, calling it a deeper threat amid fresh criticism over a letter sent to him. Last September, pushing for a complaints probe, now the SNP's kicking off an independent

1:00review of their whole complaint system, on top of updates since 2016, to make sure it's ironclad, while praising the victim's courage and coming forward.