The sister of Sheku Bayoh has said Scotland is a 'racist country' following the death of her brother in 2015.
An enquiry is currently ongoing into the death of the 31-year-old, who passed away in police custody after being held by officers in Kirkcaldy.
Speaking about the death of her brother, Kadi Johnson said she no longer feels safe in Scotland, and has extreme concerns for the welfare of her family.
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As investigations continue into the incident from Maty, 2015, Ms Johnson expressed that herself and her family believe race was a factor in Sheku's death.
She told BBC’s The Sunday Show: “Scotland is a place that I once loved and I felt safe in, but since my brother’s death I don’t feel safe anymore”.
During the interview, Ms Johnson was asked if she thought Scotland was a racist country, to which she replied: “Yes, I am afraid I will say yes.
"The way we have been treated, when my brother died, instead of the police coming to tell me exactly how my brother died, it was just lies they told me from the start, so there’s no trust, I don’t trust them anymore.”
Explaining her feelings, Ms Johnson also spoke about her experience of racism in other parts of her life, including her time at school and work.
She added:“Scotland still has a lot of work to do around racism. We who are in it, feel it.
“We know what we are going through on a daily basis. It is different from a white person and we have seen it in our workplaces, our schools.”
“For this to change, it starts from the grassroots, which is the schools. Start from the schools and work your way up because it’s happening there. Black and ethnic minority children are experiencing that and it goes up to us, the adults.”
Earlier this week, the public inquiry into the death of Sheku Bayoh heard Chief Constable Iain Livingstone state that Police Scotland needs to be “anti-racist”.
Maria Maguire QC, representing him, told the hearing: “The chief constable is aware that it is not enough to be alert to racism and deal with it on a case-by-case basis when it comes to light.
“Nor is it enough simply to be non-racist.
“Police Scotland needs to be anti-racist.”
The inquiry also heard Mr Livingstone had been “powerfully affected” by words from Ms Johnson.
