Pair plead responsible to racially abusing First Minister Humza Yousaf in Dundee

Two folks have admitted racially abusing First Minister Humza Yousaf and hurling offensive remarks at different SNP politicians.

At Dundee Sheriff Court on Wednesday, Tracie Currie, 35, and Carl O’Brien, 25, pleaded responsible to racially abusing Mr Yousaf within the metropolis on 25 February.

Court papers detailed how the pair repeatedly made racist remarks concerning the SNP chief and prejudiced feedback about faith within the metropolis’s Seagate.

Following this, they directed verbal abuse in direction of native SNP MSP Shona Robison, who’s now deputy first minister, and MP Chris Law, on the social gathering’s parliamentary workplace on Old Glamis Road on the identical day.

The courtroom papers stated O’Brien additionally repeatedly phoned the Dundee SNP parliamentary workplace and made offensive remarks the day before today, on 24 February.

Nominations for the SNP management contest closed that day and Mr Yousaf was one in all three candidates.

Currie pleaded not responsible to resisting arrest and struggling outdoors a police station on Bell Street in Dundee in addition to being in possession of cocaine, which the courtroom accepted.

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O’Brien denied an additional cost of threatening and abusive behaviour, which was accepted by the courtroom.

Sheriff Alastair Carmichael prolonged the bail for Currie and O’Brien and they’ll seem within the dock once more on 3 October.