A FORMER MP from East Renfrewshire who was jailed for embezzling more than £25,000 from pro-independence groups has had her conviction quashed on appeal.
Following a hearing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh today, it was ruled that Natalie McGarry had suffered a miscarriage of justice.
A fresh prosecution against 38-year-old Ms McGarry has now been authorised.
She was sentenced to 18 months behind bars in June after admitting two charges of embezzlement in April but was freed days later pending a potential appeal.
Ms McGarry was granted leave to appeal against the conviction in August.
The Justiciary Office confirmed her conviction has now been quashed.
For legal reasons, details of the discussions at today's hearing can't be revealed.
Ms McGarry, of Clarkston, was elected as a MP in 2015, while standing for the SNP, but resigned the party whip following the emergence of fraud allegations, which she denied at the time.
She continued in Parliament as an independent, representing Glasgow East, but did not seek re-election in 2017.
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