Scotland, August 08: A racist who threatened to blow up a mosque and “execute” Muslims walked free from court yesterday.
Neil MacGregor, 36, sent emails to police saying he would murder a Muslim a DAY unless all Scots mosques were shut.
One email, sent from a flat in Glasgow, read: “I’m a proud racist and National Front member. Our demands are very small.
“Close all mosques in Scotland. If our demands aren’t met, we’ll kidnap one Muslim and execute him or her on the internet.”
MacGregor then followed up the email with a call threatening to blow up Glasgow’s Central Mosque.
Officers searched the mosque but found nothing suspicious. They arrested MacGregor, of Derbyshire, in December last year. Sheriff Andrew Mackie yesterday placed him on three years’ probation.
It ended a series of adjournments at Glasgow Sheriff Court while the state of MacGregor’s mental health was investigated.
MacGregor had admitted making the threats in January and February 2007.
The court was told that MacGregor had reacted after being sent an internet clip of a hostage being beheaded.
-Agencies