A "Scottish nationalist" has been freed on bail after pleading guilty to making death threats against two pro-UK party leaders.
Broadcaster and All for Unity party leader George Galloway tweeted on Sunday that a man who had threatened to shoot him and Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross “in the head” had pled guilty and was out on bail "pending reports".
Political veteran Galloway said the affair was just "a day in the life in SNPland" — a dig at the Scottish National Party whose dominance of the Holyrood parliament both men's parties hope to end in May 6 elections.
— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) April 25, 2021
Galloway said the un-named 63-year-old defendant's bail was conditional on him not contacting Ross or himself "by any means" — and cautioned the judge in case the man tried to make good on his threats.
— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) April 25, 2021
The man was charged in late March, days after making the threat online. Galloway said he, his wife and three young children evacuated their home and temporarily left Scotland until the suspect was arrested.
— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) March 19, 2021
— George Galloway (@georgegalloway) March 19, 2021
Ross, a member of the UK Parliament for the Moray seat, revealed to fellow MPs on March 22 the man had been charged.
"It hit home to me when the member opening this debate said that the petitioner and the lead petitioner wish to remain anonymous because of the state of the debate of Scottish politics right now," Ross said, "on a day I found out from police that someone has been charged with making a very graphic death threat against myself and another Scottish politician."
"This is the state of politics in Scotland right now," the Scottish Tory leader added.
“If people are coming north across the border, you know, don’t sort of crowd into places — you shouldn’t be allowed to crowd into places indoors — but don’t come specifically to sort of escape the rules in your own area.”
And national clinical director Jason Leitch also appeared to refer to fellow UK citizens as foreigners when he told day-trippers not to do things they couldn't “in your own country”.
