Fife man fined over racist letter

A Fife pensioner who sent MSP Anas Sarwar a letter with racist and offensive comments has been fined £450.

Arthur Robertson, 68, sent the mail to the Labour politician’s constituency office earlier this year which had the words “Brown Muslim P**i” on it.

He branded Islam an “evil, demonic, vile...and political organisation”.

He also referred to the Koran as “a jumbled rambling book of scientific and historical inaccuracies”.

Robertson, from Dunfermline, admitted at Glasgow Sheriff Court to sending Mr Sarwar the letter on February 27 which contained offensive, abusive and racist remarks.

Sheriff Shona Gilroy said: “You know that what you did was wrong.”

And she said the court needs to show its disapproval.

The police were contacted after Mr Sarwar received the letter at his office on Paisley Road West, Glasgow.

Robertson signed the letter from himself.

Robertson commented that Muhammad “is thought to be flawless and having attained perfection” but said that was “deception and lie”.

He went on to call Muhammad a paedophile, rapist and mass murderer.

Robertson claimed there would “not be one single Muslim in Heaven”, but that there would be ex-Muslims who have rejected Islam.