{"id":76470,"date":"2025-08-14T15:23:50","date_gmt":"2025-08-14T13:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/?p=76470"},"modified":"2025-08-14T16:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T14:34:09","slug":"prosecutor-backs-down-in-case-against-scottish-grandmother-in-major-free-speech-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/scottish-grandmother-buffer-zone","title":{"rendered":"Prosecutor Backs Down in Case Against Scottish Grandmother in Major Free Speech Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"76470\" class=\"elementor elementor-76470\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-27dbe2fa elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27dbe2fa\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6fd4cd8b\" data-id=\"6fd4cd8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ef77ebf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4ef77ebf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Procurator Fiscal withdraws warning, confirms Rose Docherty will not be charged for offering consensual, peaceful conversation inside abortion \u201cbuffer zone\u201d in Glasgow<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">&nbsp;<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Docherty held a sign reading &#8222;<em>Coercion is a crime, here to talk, if you want<\/em>&#8220; &#8211; ADF International co-ordinated her legal defence<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-744b0fc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"744b0fc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/x-downloader.com_nDtvSF.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\" poster=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/rose_hero.webp\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1da674f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1da674f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">GLASGOW (14 August 2025)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> \u2013 In a win for freedom of expression in Scotland, the Procurator Fiscal has decided not to proceed with a prosecution against 75-year-old grandmother Rose Docherty, who was arrested earlier this year for holding a sign offering to talk with anyone who wished (see video above). <\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The authorities have further guaranteed that Docherty\u2019s sign will be returned to her from Police Scotland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657d2909 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"657d2909\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span style=\"color: #AF272F\">\"This is a victory not just for me, but for everyone in Scotland <\/span> who believes we should be free to hold a peaceful conversation.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">- Rose Docherty<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4dcac1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4dcac1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>On 19 February 2025, Docherty &#8211; a lifelong Glaswegian &#8211; stood peacefully within 200 metres of Glasgow\u2019s Queen Elizabeth II Hospital campus holding a sign that read:<\/p><p><em>\u201cCoercion is a crime, here to talk, only if you want.\u201d<\/em><\/p><p>Her quiet presence fell within the so-called \u201cbuffer zone\u201d around the hospital, where a new law prohibits harassment, intimidation, or influencing decisions about abortion. Despite engaging in none of these activities, Rose was arrested and later offered a formal warning requiring her to admit wrongdoing and refrain from similar actions in future.<\/p><p>Refusing to compromise her conscience by admitting to an offence she did not commit, Docherty &#8211; supported by the legal team at ADF International &#8211; rejected the warning outright. This week, the Procurator Fiscal confirmed the case has been dropped and the warning withdrawn.<\/p><p><b>Reacting to the news, Rose Docherty said:<\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">\u201c<i>This is a victory not just for me, but for everyone in Scotland who believes we should be free to hold a peaceful conversation.<\/i><\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">&#8222;<i>I stood with love and compassion, ready to listen to anyone who wanted to talk. Criminalising kindness has no place in a free society.\u201d<\/i><\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><b>Lorcan Price, Irish Barrister and Legal Counsel for ADF International, said:<\/b><\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">\u201c<i>No one should fear arrest for offering a consensual conversation.<\/i>\u00a0<i>Rose\u2019s case is a stark example of how \u2018buffer zone\u2019 laws can be weaponised to silence peaceful expression.\u00a0<\/i><\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><i>&#8222;We are relieved that common sense has prevailed, but the fact that Rose was arrested and threatened with prosecution shows the urgent need to protect fundamental freedoms in Scotland.<\/i>\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716c4d88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"716c4d88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Docherty\u2019s arrest drew international attention, with the US State Department <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/StateDRL\/status\/1894751701388636312\">publicly expressing concern<\/a> about her arrest, adding: <em>\u201cFreedom of expression needs to be protected. \u00a0We call on governments, whether in Scotland or around the world, to respect freedom of expression for all.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-388e8ade elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"388e8ade\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gillian Mackay admits buffer zones impact prayer within homes<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-55b4eaf3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"55b4eaf3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d6c3770\" data-id=\"3d6c3770\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a3faa01 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a3faa01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In February, <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/en-gb\/news\/prayer-by-window-in-scotland-buffer-zone\">Gillian Mackay MSP admitted <\/a>that prayer by a window in one\u2019s own home could be an offence within a buffer zone \u2013 depending on who is passing by.<\/p><p>Speaking to BBC\u2019s \u201cScotcast\u201d Podcast, the Green Party Politician repeatedly denied that prayer was being criminalised under the law.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fc28d4f\" data-id=\"3fc28d4f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-28f096dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"28f096dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;hosted&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-hosted-video elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<video class=\"elementor-video\" src=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Gillian-window.mp4\" controls=\"\" preload=\"metadata\" controlsList=\"nodownload\"><\/video>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc8e2fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fc8e2fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>But when asked if\u00a0<em>\u201cperformative prayer\u201d\u00a0<\/em>with<em>\u00a0\u201cclasped hands\u201d, v<\/em>isible from a window, could be prosecuted, she responded:\u00a0<em>\u201cwell, that depends on who\u2019s passing by the window\u2026\u201d<\/em><\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">The admission came despite previously accusing US President JD Vance of spreading \u201c<i>shameless misinformation<\/i>\u201d when he highlighted concerns that \u201c<i>even private prayer within [people\u2019s] own homes may amount to breaking the law<\/i>\u201d in his Munich Security Conference Speech earlier this year.<\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><b>Lois McLatchie Miller, Scottish spokesperson for ADF International, said:<\/b>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\"><i>\u201c<\/i><i>We were concerned when such legislation was proposed that we\u2019d witness a slippery slope of censorship. Less than a year after the law coming into force, Gillian Mackay has admitted that it could impact silent prayer even in private homes, depending on who\u2019s passing by the window. And what\u2019s more, we\u2019ve seen an innocent grandmother arrested just for offering conversation. Who are the authorities to determine which conversations, thoughts, or prayers members of the public do or don\u2019t want to have?\u201d<\/i><\/p><p style=\"margin: 12.0pt 0cm 12.0pt 0cm;\">ADF International will continue to offer legal support to individuals like Rose Docherty, defending the right to peacefully engage in conversation or prayer without fear of criminalisation.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a83bbeb elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4a83bbeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a4dd61 elementor-widget 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