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The National
2 days ago
- Politics
- The National
YouTuber arrested after targeting councillor with racial abuse
A MAN who runs a podcast and YouTube channel has been arrested after he sent a councillor racist abuse online. Labour Councillor Dr Soryia Siddique, who represents Glasgow Southside Central, was subjected to racist and Islamophobic abuse online last week after she spoke about why she entered politics. Siddique faced a barrage of online abuse following her appearance in a video for the campaign group, ElectHer, which aims to help women get into politics, according to the Sunday Mail. According to the paper, some of the Labour councilor's comments were picked up by online trolls after a video was made specifically targeting Siddique. READ MORE: Scottish independence support at 58 per cent if Nigel Farage becomes PM – poll One of the comments online trolls allegedly abused Siddique over was that she said she had been surprised by how 'pale, male and stale' the political environment was when she entered. Siddique (below), who was elected in 2012, also reportedly spoke about the challenges of being a woman in politics and her passion for the job, which were not commented on. (Image: Sourced) The podcaster and YouTuber Craig Houston, who has an online following of several thousand people, has now been arrested and charged by police. A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'A 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a report of an online communication offence. 'He is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.' A Glasgow Labour spokesperson told the Sunday Mail: 'We understand the content of these videos is under police investigation and an individual has been charged.' The online abuse aimed at Siddique came in the same week Nigel Farage was accused of racism after his party made a Facebook advert attacking Scottish Labour's leader Anas Sarwar (below). The video claimed Sarwar would 'prioritise' the Pakistani community in Scotland, as it plays clips of the politician urging more people from South Asian backgrounds to get involved in politics.
Daily Record
3 days ago
- Politics
- Daily Record
Podcaster charged after Scots councillor targeted with vile racist abuse
SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: Craig Houston has been charged after the Glagsow politician was bombarded with Islamophobic hatred. A Scottish podcaster has been arrested after a councillor was bombarded with racist abuse online. Councillor Dr Soryia Siddique, who represents Glasgow Southside Central, faced a barrage of Islamophobic and racist hatred last week after she spoke about her reasons for entering politics. In a video for ElectHer, a campaign group which helps women get into politics, Siddique said she had been surprised by how 'pale, male and stale' the environment she entered was. Some of her comments were picked up by online trolls after a video was made specifically targeting Siddique. The councillor, who was elected in 2012, also spoke about the challenges of being a woman in politics and her passion for the job, which were not commented on. The abuse against the Labour councillor came in the same week Nigel Farage was accused of racism for highlighting a speech made by Anas Sarwar where he was encouraging more people from ethnic minorities to go into politics. Scottish podcaster and Youtuber Craig Houston has now been arrested and charged by police. A Police Scotland spokesman said: 'A 52-year-old man has been arrested and charged following a report of an online communication offence. 'He is due to appear at Glasgow Sheriff Court at a later date and a report will be sent to the Procurator Fiscal.' A Glasgow Labour spokesperson said 'We understand the content of these videos is under police investigation and an individual has been charged.'
