J.K. Rowling will not face an investigation over her comments about a controversial new law in Scotland aimed at cutting hate speech, including against trans people, Police Scotland said Tuesday.
LONDON, United Kingdom - The "Harry Potter" author, an opponent of the gender identity movement, criticized the Hate Crime and Public Order Act, which came into force Monday, calling it an attack on free speech.The law, she said in a lengthy online criticism, is "wide open to abuse by activists who wish to silence those of us speaking out about the dangers of eliminating women's and girls' single-sex spaces".
Police Scotland said they had received complaints about Edinburgh-based Rowling's post but a spokesperson added: "The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken."The devolved Scottish parliament, which has lawmaking powers in some areas, passed the act to consolidate existing hate crime legislation and ban stirring up hatred against several groups.
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