A police chief has warned that they will "not tolerate" people causing "violence and thuggery" ahead of planned protests this weekend.
A strongly worded statement from Police Scotland hit out at "people hijacking a peaceful event" following scenes of disorder in George Square last weekend.
A 'Glasgow Says No to Racism' event was held in the city centre in support of UN World Refugee Day on Saturday, June 20. Far-right group National Defence League had urged followers to descend on the city to 'protect statues' on its Facebook page and violent clashes later broke out.
Assistant Chief Constable Bernard Higgins said: "We are aware of a few planned demonstrations and protests which are due to take place across Scotland this weekend. We live in a democratic society and Police Scotland is absolutely committed to respecting people's rights to freely and peacefully express their views.
"Recent disorder in George Square saw people hijacking a peaceful event with the intention of violence and thuggery.
"This remains completely and utterly unacceptable and we will not tolerate these scenes, including attacks both physical and verbal on the public and our officers."
Chief Constable Higgins went on to say that those who were involved in the "disgraceful scenes" would be arrested.
However, he added that people planning to protest should "find another way to do so", stating that people "should only leave their homes for very limited purposes" due to lockdown restrictions.
Chief Constable Higgins: "My message to those who have been involved in the disgraceful scenes witnessed over the last couple of weeks is that if you continue to behave like this then be prepared to be arrested.
"We have a comprehensive policing plan in place with access to additional resources that can be deployed very quickly to respond to incidents of disorder anywhere in Scotland.
"However, I would remind people that the lockdown restrictions remain in place and people should only leave their homes for very limited purposes. Anyone who wishes to protest should find another way of doing so that keeps everyone safe."
