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Alex Salmond makes complaint about Scots Government official who allegedly leaked female accuser's name
former First Minister took the action amid claims of an inappropriate disclosure.Sturgeon is today giving evidence to a Holyrood committee investigating the Government’s handling of sexual misconduct complaints against Salmond when he was First Minister.Salmond took the government to court and it was agreed the internal probe, which destroyed his friendship with Sturgeon, had been unlawful and tainted by apparent bias.The fiasco cost over £600,000 of public money.Salmond gave evidence to the Inquiry last week and accused his successor of misleading parliament.A key issue centres on allegations a Government official leaked the name of one of the female complainers to Geoff Aberdein, who had previously been Salmond’s chief of staff.Labour’s