Peter Murrell, the SNP’s chief executive, who has been married to Ms Sturgeon for 10 years has been urged to stop the “tasteless” selling of facemasks on the SNP shop.
Scottish Tory MSP Annie Wells said the SNP was trying to profit from face coverings after the First Minister made them mandatory in shops and public transport.
In her letter to Mr Murrell, Ms Wells said: “I’m sure you are aware that by selling these facemasks you stand to profit, both financially and politically, from a public health measure imposed by your own party.
“I would therefore urge you to stop this immediately, and as a gesture of good will, donate the proceeds to causes fighting coronavirus.
“Please act immediately to remove the facemasks from your website.”
Ms Wells, the deputy Scottish Tory leader, added: “It is really disappointing that the SNP is refusing to remove this unfortunate merchandise from their website.
“It seems that in their rush to make some money the SNP has forgotten that thousands of people have died from Covid, causing extreme suffering to their friends and families.
“As a result, I have written to Mr Murrell, the Chief Executive of the SNP to ask him to remove these items from the extensive merchandise that the SNP already offers.
“Any profits that have already been made should now be donated to charity.
“Profiting from a national crisis is a pretty tasteless move from the SNP.”
The coverings include the SNP or Yes logo, and some use SNP tartan or Saltire designs.
The store is owned and operated under licence by the Glasgow-based Business Incentives Group, which “specialises in the sale and promotion of licensed merchandising”.
However, the SNP has approved and defended their sale, saying “just like football clubs and many others, we’ve launched our own branded face coverings”.
An SNP spokesperson said: “We would encourage everyone to help suppress the virus by following the guidance on face coverings.”
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