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.
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Police Scotland has condemned Rangers for failing to ask fans to return home after they gathered in Glasgow for title celebrations.
A senior officer said there had been a lack of support from the club despite repeated requests from police.
Earlier Deputy First Minister John Swinney also criticised Rangers for a lack of leadership .
Rangers insisted its fans had been urged to follow the lockdown guidelines.
Large numbers of supporters flouted Covid rules to gather at Ibrox Stadium and Glasgow s George Square on Sunday after the club won the Scottish Premiership.
Officers made 28 arrests and handed out fixed penalty notices for a variety of offences including assaulting police officers, sectarian-related breaches of the peace, breaking Covid rules, and use of pyrotechnics.
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Police Scotland arrested 28 people after thousands of Rangers fans gathered in Glasgow on Sunday to celebrate winning the Scottish Premiership.
A further seven people were issued with fixed penalty notices or will be reported to the Procurator Fiscal.
Fans packed into George Square and gathered outside Ibrox Stadium after Rangers took their first top-flight title in 10 years.
The force said action was taken for offences including assaulting police officers, breaching coronavirus regulations, disorder, use of flares and sectarian breaches of the peace.