Scottish Police Federation boss Calum Steele launched a toxic Twitter tirade in defence of acting Chief Constable Iain Livingstone ... He smeared ex-ACC Angela Wilson by hinting at corruption and branding her a 'buffoon' ... Police Scotland have now upheld Wilson's complaint against Steele ... Here we take a look at the latest scandal to engulf the force and the murky legal games behind the scenes
BEFORE a newspaper publishes a story, attempts are usually made to speak to the various people or organisations involved in order to allow them to respond. It should be a straightforward, common sense process — but not always. Sometimes people chose to play games. Lawyers are unleashed. Take the Two Cal(l)ums — Calum Steele and his legal adviser Callum Anderson. For the past decade, former Highland bobby PC Steele has enjoyed perks and status as general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation (SPF). PC Steele often shares the benefit of his wisdom on Twitter . When the BBC quizzed Police Scotland’s acting Chief Constable Iain Livingstone about allegations of sexually assaulting a junior female colleague at a police college, eyebrows were raised. Former ACC Angela Wilson publicly questioned whether Livingstone was a suitable person to lead the crisis-stricken national force despite being cleared of the alleged crime. Steele turned to Twitter where