POLICE are investigating after Scottish Green minister Patrick Harvie was subjected to “homophobic” abuse on the street ...
camera, Harvie was repeatedly called a “deviant” by a passer-by, to which he responded: “You’re a bigot.”Officials have now confirmed they are investigation, with a Police Scotland spokesperson saying: “We are aware of alleged homophobic comments being made and enquiries are ongoing.”A Scottish Greens spokesperson said: “We can confirm that the Scottish Greens have contacted Police Scotland to report a verbal attack involving homophobic language against our co-leader Patrick Harvie.
“This happened during a TV interview with BBC Scotland News at the launch of our Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election campaign on Tuesday lunchtime.+ abuse or any other forms of discrimination. “The safety and wellbeing of our MSPs, staff and activists is our primary concern and we will not tolerate such behaviour.
“We would urge anyone with information about this incident or that can lead to the identification of the individual involved to please contact police.” Was interviewing Patrick Harvie at the Scottish Green's Rutherglen and Hamilton West launch this afternoon when we were interrupted by this.
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