Five charged with 'inciting racial hatred' at protest in Aberdeen

Five more charged with inciting racial hatred at Aberdeen asylum hotel protest

Seven people have now been charged under the Hate Crime Act. Five more people have been charged over alleged hate crimes at a protest outside accommodation for asylum seekers in Aberdeen. Police said the men, aged between 21 and 57, were arrested for allegedly inciting racial hatred under the Hate Crime Act during the protest in Links Road on Saturday August 2. Three of the men, aged 57, 55 and 54, appeared at Aberdeen Sheriff Court on Thursday …

Five charged with 'inciting racial hatred' at protest in Aberdeen

A further five men have been arrested and charged under the Hate Crime Act following a demonstration in Aberdeen on Saturday, 2 August, 2025.

Five men charged with 'inciting racial hatred' at protest

The men, aged between 21 and 57, were arrested in connection with inciting racial hatred during the protest.