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Labour MSP Colin Smyth suspended by party Labour MSP Colin Smyth charged over indecent images
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Labour MSP Colin Smyth has been suspended by the party. Scottish Labour MSP Colin Smyth has been arrested and charged over possession of indecent images.
The South Scotland representative is now listed as an independent on the Scottish Parliament website. The 52-year-old, who has represented South Scotland since 2016, was arrested at a property in Dumfries earlier this month.
He has been an MSP since 2016 and has held several frontbench roles, most recently in April 2023, and previously served as Scottish Labour's general secretary. Smyth has been suspended by Scottish Labour and is now listed as an independent on the parliament website.
Smyth's phone was answered but then went dead when BBC Scotland News tried to contact him. He is due to appear at Dumfries Sheriff Court at a later date.
The party confirmed the suspension but provided no further comment. Smyth has held several frontbench roles, most recently in April 2023, and previously served as Scottish Labour's general secretary.
His phone was answered but then died when BBC Scotland News tried to contact him.
A Labour spokesperson said: "The whip has been removed from Colin Smyth MSP, pending an investigation.
"We cannot comment further on this matter while the investigation is ongoing."
It is understood the party suspended Smyth when it became aware of the police investigation.