Yousaf ’s brother-in-law in court after window death

THE brother-in-law of Scotland’s First Minister has appeared in court charged with abduction and extortion in a case linked to a man who died falling from a window.

Police Scotland said the 36-year-old was seriously injured in the incident at a block of flats in Morgan Street, Dundee, on January 10, and he later died in hospital.

Ramsay El-nakla, the brother of Humza Yousaf ’s wife, Nadia El-nakla, is the fourth person to appear in court in connection with the case.

The 36-year-old from Dundee was accused of abduction and extortion at the private petition hearing at the city’s sheriff court yesterday. He made no plea and was released on bail.

Police Scotland said in a statement: “A 36-year-old man has been arrested and charged with abduction and extortion following an incident where a man fell from a block of flats on Morgan Street, Dundee, on Wednesday January 10. He died a week later in hospital.

“Three others were previously arrested and charged following the same incident. The 36-year-old man is due to appear in Dundee Sheriff Court today, Tuesday April 9. A report will be submitted to the procurator fiscal.”

Ms El-nakla, who married Mr Yousaf in 2019, is a psychotherapist and an SNP councillor on Dundee City Council. She has become a prominent figure in recent months, regularly appearing in the media, after her parents were trapped in Gaza during the war with Israel.

Ms El-nakla has described attacks on Gaza as a “textbook genocide in real time”. Her parents escaped Gaza after they were trapped there for almost a month. Ms El-nakla announced in March that she and Mr Yousaf are expecting their second child this summer.

Mr Yousaf has previously declined to comment on the legal situation his brother-in-law finds himself in but has admitted his family has recently faced “tough times.”

He added in January: “As First Minister I am not immune, I have a family, and there will be challenges that everybody will face in relation to their family.”