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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
National
Paul Cargill

Ex-first minister’s brother-in-law to stand trial on extortion and drug charges

The trial of Ramsay El-Nakla will be held at Edinburgh High Court later this year (PA) - (PA Archive)

The brother-in-law of former first minister Humza Yousaf will stand trial after he denied extortion and drug charges in a case linked to a man who died falling from a window.

Ramsay El-Nakla, 37, the brother of Mr Yousaf’s wife, Nadia El-Nakla, has denied intimidating and extorting a sum of money from the man who died and being concerned in the supply of heroin and cocaine.

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