SEAN Clerkin has been arrested following a protest at Edinburgh Airport.
Police raided the activits house at 7.30am on Friday morning.
Last month, Clerkin staged a protest at the capital's airport, where he unfurled a sign reading "England Get Out of Scotland" close to the terminal.
Police charged Clerkin with breach of the peace, displaying an offensive banner and with displaying a banner without permission on Edinburgh Airport property.
A spokesperson for the force said: "A 59-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with an incident at Edinburgh Airport on Thursday, 20 August, 2020.
“A report will be submitted to the Procurator Fiscal."
Clerkin said he would defend himself vigorously.
"This is a breach to my human rights to protest, and a breach of my right to freedom of speech."
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article