A man who admits writing an 'offensive' tweet over the death of Captain Sir Tom Moore has claimed he should not be prosecuted.
Joseph Kelly, 35, was arrested after the message appeared on social media following the fundraiser's death earlier this year.
He has pled not guilty at Lanark Sheriff Court but his lawyer said prosecutors had made an error bringing Kelly to trial and had breached his human right to freedom of expression.
The court was told Kelly, of Castlemilk, Glasgow, does not dispute posting 'the only good Brit soldier is a deed one, burn auld fella, buuuuurn' on his Twitter account in February.
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