A PROMINENT SNP MP has sided with Tory MSP Murdo Fraser after he threatened Police Scotland with legal action over a tweet of his which was logged…
, had said in a post on Twitter/X in November 2023 that “choosing to identify as ‘non-binary’ is as valid as choosing to identify as a cat”.
“I therefore require Police Scotland, as a matter of urgency, to make changes to its Hate Crime National Guidance issued in 2021 so that it conforms with UK law and international human rights law and to permanently delete its record of the ‘hate incident’ related to me.
“I’m proud to be a member of the #FreeSpeechUnion and I encourage everyone opposed to @theSNP/@scotgp’s draconian and illiberal Hate Crime Act to join @SpeechUnion and stand together in defence of our fundamental rights and protections.”The Hate Crime Act comes into force on April 1 and fears have been raised that it could lead to huge numbers of reports to the police over online communications.
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