THE “absence of clarity” in Police Scotland’s explanation for charging two individuals who protested during the Queen’s funeral cortege in Edinburgh could undermine public confidence in the police, an SNP MP has said.
Tommy Sheppard MP had written to Police Scotland’s Chief Constable Iain Livingstone to demand an explanation for the arrests.
However, Sheppard said that the response he received from Assistant Chief Constable Kenny MacDonald failed to answer the “central question” as to what criminal offence the protesters committed.
