Alex Salmond has backed his deputy first minister "110%" after she wrote a letter in support of a man who could be jailed for benefit fraud.Nicola Sturgeon she said she was "duty-bound" to make representations on behalf of 60-year-old Abdul Rauf, left, a constituent in her Glasgow Govan seat.
He defrauded more than £80,000 from the Department for Work and Pensions.
Mr Salmond's defence came after opposition parties raised concern over the issue during question time.
Ms Sturgeon will explain her decision to MSPs when she makes a statement to parliament on 24 February, after the Holyrood recess.
Rauf had admitted failing to declare a £200,000 property in Edinburgh on an income support application and subsequently received £650 a month in rent while claiming benefits between 2001 and 2006, Glasgow Sheriff Court heard.
At the same time he was living in a £400,000 house in Glasgow's Maxwell Park area.
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