On the 9th October 2025, The National newspaper published an article entitled "'I'll slit your throats': Scots anti-racism campaigners threatened while removing lamppost flags".
We know that if this actually happened, then the Police would certainly be interested – and they would respond to the incident immediately if they could – and they would follow it up. They would definitely have a record!
Therefore, to confirm events, we contacted Police Scotland, under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002, with a copy of The National article.
We asked specifically:
a) Were Police Scotland indeed contacted by these people "during the incident" as they claim; or perhaps after the incident?
b) Did the Police attend the scene of the incident at the time, or at a later date?
c) If so, was anyone arrested on the scene, or arrested at a later date for such affray?
d) What is the status of this incident – for example, is it going to court?
e) Is there a crime reference number for this incident, and if so may I have it please?
On 10th November 2025 we received the following precise response, from Police Scotland, FOI 25-3482:
"We have no record of this matter being reported to Police Scotland. The information sought is not held by Police Scotland and section 17 of the Act therefore applies."
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