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Hate Crime Bill passed by Scottish Parliament as Humza Yousaf insists freedom of speech is protected

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Humza Yousaf said would send a strong message that offences motivated by prejudice “will not be tolerated by society”.The bill consolidates existing hate crime laws but also establishes a new offence of "stirring up hatred" on the grounds of religion, sexual orientation, age, disability and transgender identity.Opposition politicians warned this could lead to individuals facing criminal charges for expressing controversial opinions.The Bill cleared its final hurdle at Holyrood on Thursday night with MSPs voting by 82 - 32 in favour, with four abstentions.Yousaf said: "There are some here who believe that if racism takes place at home that should not be prosecuted."My contention is the impact is the same.

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