Rangers celebration video 'edited to include sectarian language'

A video showing Rangers staff and players celebrating their title win is believed to have been edited to include sectarian language.

Police Scotland have revealed they believe the video has been recreated to make it look like the players use sectarian language when singing following their title win.

A Police Scotland statement, published in response to the alleged incident, says: "On Monday 17 May Police Scotland learned of a video circulating on various social media platforms, including TikTok, which appeared to show Rangers players singing along to a song whereby language of a sectarian nature could be heard.

"Enquiries were made by Greater Glasgow CID with full co-operation from Rangers Football Club.

"Witnesses who were present at the time were spoken to and no reports of sectarian language were made.

"A mobile device was provided to the police by a member of the group which had video recorded footage of the players singing the song in question.

"Specialists from Police Scotland’s Cyber Crime Unit reviewed the video and confirmed this was an original recording and that it had not been edited in any way.

"No sectarian language was heard.

"The assessment by Police Scotland is that the video circulated on social media was edited to include sectarian language.

"From the evidence gathered no crime has been established relating to the Rangers players or staff."

The video was released on social media following Rangers' title win celebrations on 15 May.

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