Former miners to gather at Holyrood ahead of statement on pardon
The Justice Secretary is updating MSPs on an independent review into policing at the time.
Former miners will gather outside the Scottish Parliament ahead of a statement on those who were convicted during strikes in the 1980s.
The Scottish Government is due to update MSPs on an independent review into convictions for offences during the 1984/85 strike on Wednesday.
The review reportedly proposed that miners who were convicted of breach of the peace and similar offences be given a pardon.
Millions of people protested against pit closures during the industrial dispute with Margaret Thatcher's government.
Scottish Labour MSP Neil Findlay will join the miners outside Holyrood on Wednesday afternoon.
Mr Findlay said: "I hope today we see the Justice Secretary accept my proposal for a pardon for those miners who were victims of politically-motivated convictions.
"Many former miners and their families have waited years for this - they have paid a heavy price for their convictions including being blacklisted from employment.
"I want to thank former justice minister Michael Matheson for setting up the independent review into policing during the 1984/85 strike and John Scott QC and the panel for their work.
"Today we can right a historic wrong that affected so many working men and their families - I hope that the Justice Secretary will accept the recommendations of the report today and implement them before the end of this parliamentary term.''
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