Police close investigation into sectarian & anti-Catholic singing by Rangers fans
Police Scotland were investigating sectarian and anti-Catholic singing by a group of Rangers fans being escorted to Hampden Park on in April; Rangers beat Celtic to reach the Scottish Cup final for the first time since 2016
Wednesday 27 July 2022 17:56, UK
Police Scotland have closed their investigation into sectarian and anti-Catholic singing by a group of Rangers fans, who were being escorted to Hampden Park in April - with no action taken.
The group were being moved away by officers from an area of "high risk", before Rangers' 2-1 extra-time win over Celtic in the Scottish Cup semi-final on April 17.
The force launched a probe at the time and reviewed video footage taken during the escort to the stadium.
Sky Sports News has been told today that police have "exhausted" all lines of enquiry, but vow to "thoroughly investigate" if new information comes to light.
A spokesperson for Police Scotland said: "In relation to the sectarian and anti-Catholic singing from supporters being escorted to the stadium prior to the Celtic v Rangers Scottish Cup semi-final on Sunday, 17 April, 2022, extensive enquiries have been conducted, including reviewing all video evidence, and all lines of investigation currently available have been exhausted.
"Any new information received will be thoroughly investigated and can be passed to Police Scotland via 101."
"Police Scotland is clear that all forms of hate crime are completely unacceptable and we will continue to work with partners and utilise all tools available to us to robustly deal with those identified."
