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Alex Salmond's widow makes rare intervention to defend former first minister's legacy

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Moira Salmond , 87 , has condemned attacks on her late husband Alex Salmond .

She said attacks caused her and her family "great distress, hurt and pain" and were "deeply unfair" Mr Salmond was acquitted in 2020 of all sexual assault charges made against him.

She did not mention Nicola Sturgeon by name, but her plea came after Ms Sturgeon criticised Salmond 's conduct.

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78

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77

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73

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informal

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English

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42

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short-lived

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