THREE men have been charged in connection with disorder in Glasgow during protests last month.
A 20-year-old and 24-year-old are due to appear Glasgow Sheriff Court today while a another man, 54, has been charged with assault and will appear at a later date.
The charges come following a review by police into the events of Sunday, June 14, when protesters clashed with rival groups over calls for the removal of statues in the city.
Officers have described the scenes as "disgraceful" and blasted the "thuggish behaviour by those intent on causing violent disruption".
Hundreds of people turned out at the city's George Square to protect the Cenotpath and other monuments.
Detective Inspector Sarah McArthur, of Greater Glasgow CID, said: "Our investigation into the recent events in George Square continues.
"The disgraceful scenes we witnessed were completely unacceptable and the thuggish behaviour by those intent on causing violent disruption will not be tolerated.
"I would encourage anyone with information in relation to the disorder to contact Police Scotland on 101.
"We take all such incidents of disorder or hate crime seriously and all reports will be fully investigated."
A fourth man, 22, was arrested in connection with the disorder and released pending further enquiries.
Why are you making commenting on The Herald only available to subscribers?
It should have been a safe space for informed debate, somewhere for readers to discuss issues around the biggest stories of the day, but all too often the below the line comments on most websites have become bogged down by off-topic discussions and abuse.
heraldscotland.com is tackling this problem by allowing only subscribers to comment.
We are doing this to improve the experience for our loyal readers and we believe it will reduce the ability of trolls and troublemakers, who occasionally find their way onto our site, to abuse our journalists and readers. We also hope it will help the comments section fulfil its promise as a part of Scotland's conversation with itself.
We are lucky at The Herald. We are read by an informed, educated readership who can add their knowledge and insights to our stories.
That is invaluable.
We are making the subscriber-only change to support our valued readers, who tell us they don't want the site cluttered up with irrelevant comments, untruths and abuse.
In the past, the journalist’s job was to collect and distribute information to the audience. Technology means that readers can shape a discussion. We look forward to hearing from you on heraldscotland.com
Comments & Moderation
Readers’ comments: You are personally liable for the content of any comments you upload to this website, so please act responsibly. We do not pre-moderate or monitor readers’ comments appearing on our websites, but we do post-moderate in response to complaints we receive or otherwise when a potential problem comes to our attention. You can make a complaint by using the ‘report this post’ link . We may then apply our discretion under the user terms to amend or delete comments.
Post moderation is undertaken full-time 9am-6pm on weekdays, and on a part-time basis outwith those hours.
Read the rules hereLast Updated:
Report this comment Cancel