The former First Minister’s statement was issued by her lawyer Aamer Anwar.
Nicola Sturgeon has claimed a Tory MP who accused her of knowing about husband Peter Murrell’s crimes is a “coward”.
The former First Minister said David Davis is a member of an “Old Boys’ Club” who has told “lies” about her.
Sturgeon’s statement came after Davis, an ally of the late Alex Salmond, used parliamentary privilege to make shocking incendiary claims.
Her estranged husband, Peter Murrell, was jailed last month after embezzling more than £400,000 of SNP funds when he was chief executive of the party.
She has denied any knowledge of his crimes, but Davis said:
“My view on her denials is clear. She is lying. She knew full well what her husband was doing and how those luxury purchases were funded.”
He also accused her of the “evil act” of “stitching up” Alex Salmond to “hide the truth”.
Salmond faces allegations of sexual assault in 2019, but he was cleared after a trial.
Davis said: “It now appears clear that these actions to destroy a man’s reputation and life were motivated by a desire to hide their own crimes.”
A statement by solicitor Aamer Anwar, on behalf of his client Sturgeon, said of Davis: “This member of the ‘Old Boys Club’ has been spreading conspiracy theories on behalf of the late Alex Salmond since 2021 – and now he is telling more lies about me.
“The fact that he hides like a coward behind the legal privilege of Westminster says everything we need to know about him.”
Using parliamentary privilege allows an MP to speak in the House of Commons without being sued.
Davis also said: “There’s a clear pattern of secrecy, obstruction, and power used to protect power, a pattern started by Sturgeon.
“Scotland needs a fresh start.
“That starts with a judicial inquiry into this entire sordid scandal because it’s a scandal that cost Alex Salmond his life.”
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