The shamed businessman confirmed that he will return to the country to help the cops with their inquiries into the takeover of Rangers in 2011.
Shamed former Rangers owner Craig Whyte will come back to Scotland to help police with their inquiries, it was revealed today.
Whyte
is "making arrangements to return to the United Kingdom" to assist
Police Scotland with their ongoing probe into the takeover of the club
in 2011, according to his spokesman.
Whyte’s spokesman confirmed
to Sky Sports that Whyte had "no intention of avoiding his
responsibilities". The Crown Office this week issued a warrant for
Whyte’s arrest.
Whyte is wanted in connection with alleged fraud over his purchase of the Ibrox club in 2011.
The
Union of Fans group welcomed the news. Spokesman Chris Graham, said:
“It’s about time he faced his responsibilities. He has abdicated every
other responsibility at the first opportunity.
“We have to take
these announcements with a pinch of salt as he has failed to deliver in
the past. If he does come back to face the music, it will certainly be a
step in the right direction.
“We will hopefully get some sort of conclusion and get to know what actually went on, now that legal proceedings are underway.”
Police
forces in England, acting on warrants from Police Scotland, made dawn
arrests in connection with a long-running inquiry into Rangers.
Four
men were arrested at addresses in Thames Valley, Surrey and Cheshire
and have been held in custody. The first of the four is Paul Clark,
London managing director of former Rangers adminstrators Duff &
Phelps.
The other three are former Duff & Phelps north of
England managing director David Whitehouse, David Greer, a former
partner in the business, and Gary Withey, a solicitor who worked with
Whyte’s law firm Collyer Bristow.
The four men made no plea or declaration at Glasgow Sheriff Court on Monday and were granted bail ahead of a future hearing. Whyte, who has a flat in Monaco, is believed to be out of the country.