Scotland’s Hate Law Lacks Free Speech Safeguards: Complaints Chief

Published on March 25, 2024

Scotland’s hate crime law risks having a “chilling effect” on freedom of speech, the head of complaints at the country’s official police board has warned. On Thursday, speaking at a Scottish Police Authority meeting, Katharina Kasper, the chairwoman of the Scottish Police Authority’s complaints and conduct committee, said that “credible voices across the judicial sector and human rights organisations” do not consider the legislation’s freedom of speech safeguards are sufficient. The Scottish National Party’s bill, introduced by First Minister Humza Yousaf when he was justice secretary in 2021, is coming into force on April 1. However, Ms. Kasper said that there are concerns that “by the time an allegation is made and an investigation starts, the process itself can become a punishment which may have a chilling effect on freedom of expression.”...

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