§ 39. Mr. Ancramasked the Solicitor-General for Scotland how many prosecutions were brought by the Crown Office following the Scottish Football Association cup final at Hampden ; and for what offences.
§ The Solicitor-General for ScotlandTo date, the procurator fiscal at Glasgow has prosecuted 14 accused persons who were arrested at or in the vicinity of Hampden Park, Glasgow on Saturday 10 May 1980. These 14 accused persons were detained in custody and appeared in the sheriff court on Monday 12 May, all on charges of breach of the peace. At the end of May the procurator fiscal received from the police reports in respect of a further 158 persons who were arrested and later liberated. Of the 158 reports, I understand that these relate to 150 allegations of breach of the peace, 11 allegations of contraventions of the Police (Scotland) Act 1967, section 41—that is, assaulting, resisting or obstructing a police officer in the execution of his duty—six allegations of indecent behaviour by urinating and two allegations of drunkenness and incapability. Forty-five cases have been cited for each of 7 and 8 July 1980, a further 30 cases will be cited for each of 9 and 10 July and the remaining eight cases have not yet been allocated dates for citation to court.
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