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Scottish MSP Colin Smyth Charged Over Secret Camera Scandal

8/29/2025

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Colin Smyth, a 52-year-old Scottish Labour MSP, faces charges for placing a secret camera in Parliament toilets and possessing indecent images.
Arrested on August 5, 2025, he is cooperating with authorities.
Smyth has been suspended from the Labour Party and is now an Independent MSP.
He previously served as Scottish Labour general secretary and was re-selected for the 2026 Holyrood election.

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Colin Smyth, a 52-year-old Scottish Labour MSP, faces charges for placing a secret camera in Parliament toilets and possessing indecent images.
Arrested on August 5, 2025, he is cooperating with authorities.
Smyth has been suspended from the Labour Party and is now an Independent MSP.
He previously served as Scottish Labour general secretary and was re-selected for the 2026 Holyrood election.