Politician put ‘secret camera in parliament toilet’ before suspension | UK | News
A politician was accused of a secret camera allegations placed in the toilets of the Scottish Parliament.
Last week, it was announced that the worker MSP Colin Smyth was suspended from his party after charges of having inappropriate images.
Now it turned out that Smyth was facing accusations allegedly placed a camera in the Sink in the Scottish Parliament building in Holyrood. Daily registration.
Smyth from Dumfries, Police Scotland Officers were arrested after investigating the residence on August 5th. The mobile phone and the computer were searched later. Now, after a report has been submitted to the prosecution, he will go to court regarding these charges.
The first reports showed that Smyth had images of children. More details about the activities in the Holyrood Building, which is part of an ongoing investigation “, appeared only this week.
When the record was questioned by the record about the video camera allegations, the police said: “On Tuesday, August 5, 2025, the officers gave an order in a property in Dumfries, and a 52 -year -old man was arrested and accused as part of the ongoing investigation.
He continued: “It is expected to appear in the Dumfries Sheriff Court on a later date.”
The force had previously said that an order was applied on a property in Dumfries, and added: “A 52 -year -old man was arrested and accused of having immoral images.”
David McGill, General Manager of Parliament, wrote to the MSPs saying that Smyth’s Pass was disabled on Thursday evening.
The message writes: “You will be aware of the serious crimes against the Colin Smyth MSP. Police Scotland’s investigation continued, while the SPCB decided to deactivate Mr. Smyth’s Parliamentary Security Transition this evening.
“We know the nature of criminal charges and may be sad for the ongoing investigation colleagues and may cause distress. Therefore, we would like to remind everyone who works in Hollyrood or in the election offices of current secret support services.”
A Scottish Parliament Spokesman: “Considering the ongoing criminal investigation, the SPCB decided to disable Colin Smyth’s passage of parliament tonight. We informed all building users in Holyrood.”
After returning to the Southern Scotland’s regional list, Smyth, married father, was a former assembly member who first entered Holyrood as MSP in the 2016 elections.
Under the leadership of Richard Leonard, he served as a spokesman for Scottish workers’ transport.
After Smyth changed Anas Sarwar to Leonard as the Scottish worker leader, he played various roles, including the party’s constitution and foreign affairs spokespersons.
MSP is a former Secretary General of Scottish Workers who organized the task from 2008 to 2012.
“After realizing these serious claims, a quick action was taken. Colin Smyth MSP is an independent MSP.
He continued: “While the legal proceedings continue, we cannot comment on these developments.”
Smyth said last week: “These events came as a shock and this is a very stressful time. I cooperate with any investigation and I hope that the issue can be solved quickly.”
Now it is listed independently on the Holyrood website.
