A FORMER Scottish councillor has been arrested and handed a ban from Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire estate.
Debra Storr, who while representing the LibDems in Aberdeenshire in 2008 voted against Trump’s plans to develop the Menie Links estate into golf courses, was charged after a demonstration on Friday, July 25.
Storr had written messages in chalk on the roadside near the now-completed courses. It is understood they read “What a waste of police time” and “Trump is a c*** JG” – a reference to the late comedian Janey Godley.
Police Scotland said the arrest was not linked to any graffiti, but “in connection with abusive behaviour”.
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 65-year-old woman was arrested on Friday July 25 in connection with abusive behaviour.
“The woman has been released on an undertaking to appear at court at a later date.”
Storr has been banned from the Menie estate until her court date on August 22, the Press and Journal reported.
US president Trump’s visit to Scotland has seen widespread protests across Scotland, including in Edinburgh, Glasgow, and [[Aberdeen]].
A man, aged 20, was arrested at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire, where Air Force One landed on Friday evening, “for abusive behaviour and refusing to stop”, according to Police Scotland.
The man was allegedly carrying a placard which called the US president Trump an “offensive word”, PA reported.
Scottish Greens MSP Maggie Chapman spoke at the demonstration in Aberdeen, where she criticised Trump’s comments on the genocide in Gaza.
“We say 'no' to the genocide in Palestine, and we say 'no' to any politician who says that their politics has to be built on hate, has to be built on division, and has to be built on enriching the billionaires while the majority of the rest of the world starve”, Chapman said.
“Not in our name. Never in our name. That is why we are here today.”
