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Independent probe into police response to Rangers celebrations launched AN independent probe into the police response to Rangers fans celebrations over the weekend has been launched. The Independent Advisory Group (IAG) - set up to scrutinise Police Scotland - will examine the force s actions over the weekend in response to riotous scenes witnessed in the city after the Ibrox side seized their first title in a decade. Chief Constable Iain Livingston said: I have asked John Scott QC to consider the events of the weekend at the next scheduled IAG meeting on Friday, March 12, having regard to the fundamental human rights principles of legality, necessity and proportionality, and to consider any relevant issues for the policing of future events over the coming months.
GRIEVING families suffering the unexplained death of loved ones must be better supported by police, an activist has demanded. Alex O’Kane took on the cause of Stephanie Bonner after her son Rhys’s death in unexplained circumstances in 2019 – and has now launched a petition calling on Police Scotland to improve their handling of similar cases. Rhys, 19, was found dead in a field near Gartcosh nearly two years ago and his grieving mother has never had answers over the cause of his death. She has repeatedly accused the police of wrongdoing over their treatment of his corpse at the scene and for their failure to conduct door-to-door inquiries following the discovery.