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| Stuart Campbell, a controversial pro-independence blogger who writes as Wings Over Scotland, has been cleared of online harassment of a woman in London. | Stuart Campbell, a controversial pro-independence blogger who writes as Wings Over Scotland, has been cleared of online harassment of a woman in London. |
| He was arrested by Avon and Somerset police at his home in Bath in August on suspicion of harassment and malicious communications after the complaint was made to police in south London. | He was arrested by Avon and Somerset police at his home in Bath in August on suspicion of harassment and malicious communications after the complaint was made to police in south London. |
| Campbell, 49, originally from Stirling, was released on bail and bailed again last month. The Metropolitan police said on Wednesday they had investigated the allegations and were taking no further action. | Campbell, 49, originally from Stirling, was released on bail and bailed again last month. The Metropolitan police said on Wednesday they had investigated the allegations and were taking no further action. |
| “Police in Southwark investigated an allegation of online harassment against a woman, aged in her 30s over the past two years,” a spokesman said. | “Police in Southwark investigated an allegation of online harassment against a woman, aged in her 30s over the past two years,” a spokesman said. |
| “On 18 August a man aged in his 40s was arrested at an address in the Avon and Somerset area on suspicion of harassment and malicious communications. He has now been informed that he is released with no further action.” | “On 18 August a man aged in his 40s was arrested at an address in the Avon and Somerset area on suspicion of harassment and malicious communications. He has now been informed that he is released with no further action.” |
| Campbell, a former computer games reviewer who styles himself as the Rev Stuart Campbell but is also known simply as Wings, raised tens of thousands of pounds in the run-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum to fund his combative posts, which frequently attacked the media. | Campbell, a former computer games reviewer who styles himself as the Rev Stuart Campbell but is also known simply as Wings, raised tens of thousands of pounds in the run-up to the 2014 Scottish independence referendum to fund his combative posts, which frequently attacked the media. |
| He commissioned opinion polls, paid for an advert on the Glasgow underground which attacked the media, and produced the Wee Blue Book, which he claimed set out the factual and economic case for independence. | He commissioned opinion polls, paid for an advert on the Glasgow underground which attacked the media, and produced the Wee Blue Book, which he claimed set out the factual and economic case for independence. |
| In an unrelated case, Campbell is suing the former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale for defamation and £25,000 in damages after she accused him of posting a homophobic tweet. | In an unrelated case, Campbell is suing the former Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale for defamation and £25,000 in damages after she accused him of posting a homophobic tweet. |
| Dugdale is defending the action. Campbell had tweeted about the Scottish Tory MSP Oliver Mundell, whose father, David Mundell, became the first Tory cabinet minister to disclose he was gay, which said: “Oliver Mundell is the sort of public speaker that makes you wish his dad had embraced his homosexuality sooner.” Campbell denies he was being homophobic. | Dugdale is defending the action. Campbell had tweeted about the Scottish Tory MSP Oliver Mundell, whose father, David Mundell, became the first Tory cabinet minister to disclose he was gay, which said: “Oliver Mundell is the sort of public speaker that makes you wish his dad had embraced his homosexuality sooner.” Campbell denies he was being homophobic. |
| On the day he was arrested for alleged harassment in August, Campbell had tweeted: “For sucky reasons totally outwith my control (don’t ask), posts on Wings will be very sparse for an unknown period. Sorry, folks.” | On the day he was arrested for alleged harassment in August, Campbell had tweeted: “For sucky reasons totally outwith my control (don’t ask), posts on Wings will be very sparse for an unknown period. Sorry, folks.” |
| He claimed on his site the complaints were based on tweets he had sent out, which were not threatening in any way. He tweeted on Wednesday that he had only been told he was not being charged on Tuesday evening, and had not told the media. | He claimed on his site the complaints were based on tweets he had sent out, which were not threatening in any way. He tweeted on Wednesday that he had only been told he was not being charged on Tuesday evening, and had not told the media. |
| I only found this out late last night and I didn't tell any media. The Met (Office) seem to be awfully leaky. https://t.co/uMvVMtxGkG | I only found this out late last night and I didn't tell any media. The Met (Office) seem to be awfully leaky. https://t.co/uMvVMtxGkG |
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