The Scottish government has released thousands of documents about an ethics investigation into Nicola Sturgeon. Ministers had faced legal action after missing a series of deadlines to produce some correspondence relating to the 2021 inquiry - which led to Sturgeon being cleared of breaking the ministerial code over a botched investigation into her predecessor Alex Salmond. First Minister John Swinney previously told parliament that the request was complicated by the need to make redactions to avoid identifying women who had made allegations against Salmond. Salmond, who died in 2024, was cleared of sexually assaulting nine women in 2020. Scotland's Information Commissioner took legal action against the government last month after it failed to meet the deadlines. The watchdog is dealing with six different freedom of information appeals relating to the Sturgeon and Salmond inquiries.…