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Scottish Palestine campaigner wins appeal against 'hate crime' convictions

Mick Napier, right, has had hate crime convictions overturned (Image: GGEC)

A PROMINENT Scottish Palestine campaigner has won an appeal against hate crime convictions after clashing with a Jewish pro-Israel activist.

Mick Napier had in December last year been found guilty of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner towards Samuel Stein – the chair of the Glasgow Friends of Israel group – and that had been aggravated by prejudice related to religion, or a social or cultural group with a perceived religious affiliation.

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