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Glen Kamara and Ondrej Kudela report from Rangers vs Slavia Prague sent to Procurator Fiscal by Police

Police Scotland have reported Ondrej Kudela to the Procurator Fiscal after completing their investigation into claims of racist abuse against Rangers star Glen Kamara.

A case of "racially aggravated conduct" against the Slavia Prague defender has been submitted to Scotland's prosecution services after the 33-year-old was accused of calling Kamara a "f****** m*****" during the Europa League clash at Ibrox.

If convicted, Kudela - who has already been handed a 10-game ban by UEFA but denies the allegation of racist abuse - faces up to six months in prison.

Kamara has also been reported to prosecutors over an allegation that he punched the Slavia centre-back in the Ibrox tunnel after the match.

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A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "A report has been sent to the Procurator Fiscal following enquiries into alleged racial abuse and a reported assault at the match between Rangers and Slavia Prague at Ibrox on Thursday, March 18 2021."

Kamara's lawyer Aamer Anwar said: "It is disappointing that to date Mr Kudela has failed to co-operate with Police Scotland, has not attended any police interviews, and has failed to provide a full statement to Police Scotland.

"We would strongly urge Mr Kudela to co-operate with officers carrying out their investigations into his alleged criminal conduct.

"Conversely, Glen Kamara has fully co-operated with Police Scotland and provided a statement to officers at my offices on Friday, April 9.

"Yesterday UEFA found Ondrej Kudela guilty of the charge of racist behaviour.

Connor Goldson and Slavia's Ondrej Kudela are booked (2020 SNS Group)

"While there was disappointment with the bare-minimum 10-game ban which was imposed upon Kudela, Glen felt vindicated by UEFA's judgement, and hopes that real lessons are learned, not just by Kudela, but also by his club Slavia Prague and their fans.

"Glen also hopes that, if Slavia Prague are genuine in wishing to eradicate racism, then they will take all appropriate steps to publicly call out the racist abuse that he is still being subjected to by some of their fans.

"Glen wants to thank the Rangers fans, but also the wider football community, for the overwhelming support they have given him. As proceedings are now live, it would be inappropriate to comment further."

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