the following day, mr gormley was informed of this decision in writing.lanagan, told him not to return after what they described as an unlawful intervention by the justice secretary. on the friday, the day mr gormley was due back at his desk, it emerged that a fifth misconduct complaint had been made against him. at holyrood, thejustice secretary's political opponents accused him of meddling in police business. the issue here is the cabinet secretary's interference, and it is difficult not to suggest hypocrisy. now, it seems, the test for whether michael matheson gets involved is not whether or not it is an operational matter, but whether it is in the political interest of michael matheson. policing in scotland is in crisis and the actions of the cabinet secretary have turned that crisis into nothing short of a shambles. but the minister said he would be rightly criticised the had not challenged the scottish police authority's failure to consult on its decision. not to consider the applications it has two a live investigation, not to consider the implicat