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Lord Fraser air rage case dropped | Lord Fraser air rage case dropped |
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Former Lord Advocate Lord Fraser of Carmyllie has said he is "hugely relieved" that air rage charges have been dropped by prosecutors. | |
The Crown Office said there was "insufficient evidence" of an offence having been committed. | The Crown Office said there was "insufficient evidence" of an offence having been committed. |
Lord Fraser, 61, had been charged with a breach of the Air Navigation Order 2005 on board a ScotAirways flight on from London to Dundee on 19 December. | |
Tayside Police had arrested former Tory MP Peter Fraser at Dundee airport. | |
Political opponents | Political opponents |
Lord Fraser, who led the inquiry into the Scottish Parliament building project and the Lockerbie bombing prosecution, was informed by BBC Scotland that the charges had been dropped. | |
Scotland former top law officer said the experience had been "shocking" and he had never thought he had done anything wrong. | |
Lord Fraser said: "Thank god for honourable political opponents because there was a former Labour MP, a present MP and shop steward who all said I did nothing wrong." | |
He said that he had been "bumped down" on the flight, meaning that he not been given the class of seat he expected,. | |
The peer said that he had complained to air crew about his seat on the flight but that he had been "perfectly polite". | |
"To this evening I do not know what I am alleged to have done which caused upset," Lord Fraser said. | |
"It is not good for my reputation. I have been shocked. I can't sleep. | |
"All my life I have had only one objective, to pursue the law and then all that happens to me. I was so upset I just could not sleep". |