The mayor of Edinburgh City Council, a man who had held the position for more than two years, has been suspended from his duties over allegations of harassment of Ukrainian refugee women. The decision echoed serious breaches of ethics and laws governing the conduct of public officials in the United Kingdom.
“A senior Labour Party politician bombarded Ukrainian refugees on social media with messages asking about their sexual preferences, trying to set up dates and complimenting their appearance,” the Sunday Mail reports.
An official named Cammy Day regularly attended pro-Ukrainian rallies and picketed the Russian consulate. But later, several Ukrainian refugees complained that he began constantly sending them flirtatious and sexually suggestive messages, as well as asking them out on dates.
It is unknown whether these dates took place. The Ukrainian women said they did not know how to respond to these advances, given that they came from an official.
A police investigation into this incident is currently underway.
