© (AAP Image/David Mariuz)Labor MP Annabel Digance is seen at TAFE SA in Adelaide, Sunday, March 11, 2018.
A former South Australian Labor MP and her husband have been granted bail by an Adelaide court after they were arrested on blackmail charges this morning.
, 63, and her 60-year-old husband Greg Digance allegedly made threats to the state's current Opposition Leader, Peter Malinauskas.
They were arrested by Major Crime detectives at their home in the Adelaide Hills shortly after 7am today.
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They were captured by 9News cameras being driven in separate police cars into the Adelaide Watch House, where they were charged with blackmail.
If found guilty, they face a maximum sentence of 20 years' imprisonment for an aggravated offence.
Ms Digance served in the SA Parliament as a Labor MP from her election in 2014 until her defeat in 2018.
© SuppliedSouth Australia's Opposition Leader, Peter Malinauskas.
It's alleged she and her husband made threats against Mr Malinauskas, which included making false allegations about his conduct in order to damage him politically.
The couple had a bail hearing at Adelaide Magistrates Court this afternoon, where both were granted conditional bail.
9News has contacted the South Australian Labor Party for comment.