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MSPs quiz police's targeting of socialist and left-wing protesters in Glasgow
an Extinction Rebellion protest on St Vincent Street in Glasgow

THE actions of police officers at Cop26 came under fresh scrutiny today when both the force’s chief superintendent and government ministers faced questions.

Politicians in Holyrood wrote to the police demanding answers about officers’ targeting of socialist and left-wing protesters in Glasgow over the past week, which has included the use of kettling and intimidatory tactics. 

In the letter to Chief Superintendent Mark Sutherland, divisional commander of police in greater Glasgow, Green MSPs Ross Greer and Maggie Chapman questioned the kettling of protesters during Saturday’s march through the city. 

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