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A former lord advocate was detained by police after they were called to Dundee Airport following reports of a disturbance on board an aircraft. A former lord advocate has been charged after police were called to Dundee Airport following reports of a disturbance on board an aircraft.
Lord Fraser of Carmyllie was in charge of the Lockerbie bombing prosecution and later led the inquiry into the Scottish Parliament building project. Lord Fraser of Carmyllie has been charged under the Air Navigation Act and the Civil Aviation Act.
He led the inquiry into the Scottish Parliament building project and the Lockerbie bombing prosecution.
It is understood officers interviewed him at the airport on Tuesday night, after a flight from London landed.It is understood officers interviewed him at the airport on Tuesday night, after a flight from London landed.
The Crown Office confirmed it was considering a police report. The Crown Office confirmed it was considering a police report after Lord Fraser was charged with the equivalent of breach of the peace while in the air.
It is understood Lord Fraser, 61, was taken to police headquarters in Dundee. It is understood the 61-year-old was taken to police headquarters in Dundee.
A Crown Office spokesman said: "Crown counsel have considered a report from Tayside Police in this matter and have instructed further inquiries before any decision is taken on proceedings."A Crown Office spokesman said: "Crown counsel have considered a report from Tayside Police in this matter and have instructed further inquiries before any decision is taken on proceedings."
Tayside Police officers were thought to have been called to the airport to meet the ScotAirways flight which had been scheduled to arrive just after 2100 GMT.Tayside Police officers were thought to have been called to the airport to meet the ScotAirways flight which had been scheduled to arrive just after 2100 GMT.
They apparently received reports of disruptive behaviour by a passenger on the flight.They apparently received reports of disruptive behaviour by a passenger on the flight.
Flights between London and Dundee had been disrupted throughout the day on Tuesday because of fog.Flights between London and Dundee had been disrupted throughout the day on Tuesday because of fog.
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A spokesman for ScotAirways said: "Any incidents on aircraft are taken very seriously and are subject to investigation."A spokesman for ScotAirways said: "Any incidents on aircraft are taken very seriously and are subject to investigation."
Cambridge and Edinburgh University educated Lord Fraser, whose first name is Peter, has led an eventful life, both in politics and as a senior legal official.Cambridge and Edinburgh University educated Lord Fraser, whose first name is Peter, has led an eventful life, both in politics and as a senior legal official.
In his former role as lord advocate - Scotland's top prosecutor - he issued the indictment against two Libyans charged with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing in what was Scotland's biggest criminal investigation.In his former role as lord advocate - Scotland's top prosecutor - he issued the indictment against two Libyans charged with the 1988 Lockerbie bombing in what was Scotland's biggest criminal investigation.
He was first elected to parliament as MP for Angus in 1979.He was first elected to parliament as MP for Angus in 1979.
Lord Fraser investigated Holyrood's spiralling costsLord Fraser investigated Holyrood's spiralling costs
Margaret Thatcher appointed him first as solicitor general for Scotland in 1982, he became lord advocate in 1989 and was also made a life peer.Margaret Thatcher appointed him first as solicitor general for Scotland in 1982, he became lord advocate in 1989 and was also made a life peer.
In 1998, Lord Fraser, as deputy leader of the Conservatives in the House of Lords, quit in protest after then party leader William Hague sacked Lords leader Viscount Cranborne in a dispute over the retention of hereditary peers.In 1998, Lord Fraser, as deputy leader of the Conservatives in the House of Lords, quit in protest after then party leader William Hague sacked Lords leader Viscount Cranborne in a dispute over the retention of hereditary peers.
He has perhaps become best known for presiding over the official inquiry into the massive costs of, and delays in building, the Scottish Parliament.He has perhaps become best known for presiding over the official inquiry into the massive costs of, and delays in building, the Scottish Parliament.
He famously proclaimed that, with the exception the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body accepting some responsibility for increased costs, "the ancient walls of the Canongate echoed only to the cry of It wis'nae me!".He famously proclaimed that, with the exception the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body accepting some responsibility for increased costs, "the ancient walls of the Canongate echoed only to the cry of It wis'nae me!".
Lord Fraser has also backed the idea of an independent Scotland, writing in a Sunday newspaper recently that: "Scotland could certainly stand on its own two feet."Lord Fraser has also backed the idea of an independent Scotland, writing in a Sunday newspaper recently that: "Scotland could certainly stand on its own two feet."