Cops launch probe after video emerges of crowd chanting ‘Famine Song’ at Glasgow Orange Walk
Police revealed there were no sectarian-related arrests made at Saturday’s march but have now launched a probe
FAMINE Song chants at this weekend’s Orange Walk in Glasgow are being probed after footage emerged online.
A video showing crowds singing the banned song – ruled racist by judges in 2009 – as Orange flute band members marched under a bridge in the city on Saturday was posted on Twitter.
Eight people were arrested for “minor offences” at the march as more than 8,000 people descended on the city.
And cops confirmed today that none of the arrests were for sectarian-related offences.
However, a senior officer said they operate a no-tolerance policy to sectarian abuse and would investigate.
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Chief superintendent Brian McInulty said: “Saturday’s policing operation primarily focused on the safety of the public at the parades.
“Police Scotland, however, operates a no-tolerance policy when it comes to any form of sectarian abuse and will fully investigate any incident brought to our attention.”
