Hundreds of anti-mask campaigners have flocked to Edinburgh in a protest to ‘stand for freedom to choose’.
The activists held a static protest at the Scottish Parliament building in Edinburgh this lunchtime.
The group, known as Saving Scotland, say they are protesting against mandatory face covering rules and the search for a vaccine. Some 600 protesters have reportedly turned up for the rally.
The event kicked off at 1pm, with anti-maskers due to march from the car park at the foot of Arthur’s Seat to the parliament buildings.
Speakers including Irish professor Dolores Cahill and Scots Dr Malcolm Kendrick were due to address the crowds.
Organisers say it is “time to stand up together” and fight “for the freedom to choose”.
Last month, an anti-mask coronavirus conspiracy group were banned from a popular Edinburgh park after hurling abuse at schoolgirls.
The Edinburgh Resistance 2020 extremists - who openly criticise those for following the Government’s Covid-19 guidance - targeted two teenage girls as they walked through The Meadows.
The conspiracy theorists likened the girls strolling through the popular beauty spot to the “Hitler Youth” for wearing face coverings.
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