Joanna Cherry suggested that Police Scotland's logging of hate incidents was curbing freedom of speech.
Joanna Cherry suggested that Police Scotland's logging of hate incidents was curbing freedom of speech.
The legislation creates new offences of “stirring up” hatred - which previously applied only to race - by extending it protected characteristics such as disability, race, religion and sexual orientation. Cherry was speaking after a Tory MSP threatened legal action against Police Scotland after a tweet he posted criticising the Scottish Government's gender recognition policy was logged as a hate incident.
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