Scottish Federation says officers are political pawns in statue protests

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Scottish Federation says officers are 'political pawns' in statue protests

The Scottish Fed leader said there was "no moral high ground" to claim in the statue protests and that all mass gatherings are illegal.

Date - 18th June 2020
By - Chris Smith

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The Scottish Police Federation issued condemnation following two disturbances in George Square Glasgow involving anti-racism protestors and their opponents who all broke lockdown restrictions. The violence resulted in dozens of arrests...

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