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A 22-page dossier has been passed to the police and the Ethical Standards Commissioner for Scotland – and shared with The National – detailing her alleged breaches.
In the STV interview about hotel protests, Mackie-Brown said: "There is a true unrest and it is scary.
“It’s scary as a local resident, somebody who was born and bred here.”


The anonymous complainer said: “Councillor Claire [Mackie] Brown's conduct represents a serious departure from the standards expected of democratic representatives.
“Her association with far-right extremists, use of exclusionary language, and continued participation in increasingly violent protests demonstrates fundamental unfitness for elected office.
“The evidence supports both Standards Commission sanctions at the highest level and serious consideration of criminal proceedings under public order legislation."

They added that a failure to act would be a “serious abdication of regulatory responsibility and send concerning messages about official tolerance for extremist associations and discriminatory conduct by elected officials”.
The complaint claims that Mackie-Brown’s “born and bred” comment could be considered “insulting to asylum seekers by implying their lesser legitimacy”. This, it was argued, could be considered a breach of Public Order Act 1986 under offences for “intentionally causing harassment, alarm or distress”.
It also argues that the comment is “exclusionary” and “discriminatory” which, it is claimed, could constitute a breach of the requirements on councillors to avoid language which could “reasonably be perceived” to be discriminatory.
The complaint said: “The phrase ‘born and bred’ carries specific connotations in immigration discourse, particularly when contrasted with the presence of asylum seekers.
“Academic research demonstrates that such language creates implicit hierarchies of belonging and legitimacy. When used by elected officials in contexts opposing asylum accommodation, it suggests that immigration status affects the validity of concerns or rights to representation.”

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “We have received a complaint and enquiries are ongoing.”
The Standards Commissioner for Scotland said it a complaint would be for the Ethical Standards Commissioner in the first instance. The Ethical Standards Commission declined to comment.

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The complaint also includes her attending an anti-migrant protest but there it's about what other people at the protest did, not herself