An MSP has proposed a Bill that could see a maximum sentence of ten years in prison for desecrating or damaging a war memorial.

Speaking at a Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee meeting on Thursday, Scottish Conservative MSP for Central Scotland, Meghan Gallacher, outlined her proposals for a new Bill specifically to protect Scotland’s war memorials.

The Desecration of War Memorials (Scotland) Bill came under scrutiny over the high levels of punishment for the crime.

The Bill proposes a maximum custodial sentence of ten years in prison or an unlimited fine.

Gallacher said current vandalism laws did not take into consideration the “distress caused to individuals and communities” in its sentencing of war memorial-related vandalism.

She said: “While these sentenc

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