Nicola Sturgeon has been reported to police after footage showed her apparently breaching her own COVID face mask law on the council election campaign trail.
A video posted on social media appears to show Scotland's First Minister not wearing a mask during a visit to a barber's in East Kilbride on Saturday.
At the time, there was still a legal requirement to wear a face covering in most indoor public places in Scotland, including shops, public transport and hairdressers. That rule has come to an end today, Monday.
In the video, Ms Sturgeon appears to be seen without a face covering as she mingles with customers and pats the head of a man in a barber's chair while mimicking the sound of an electric razor.
The First Minister is wearing a tartan face mask in the video of her visit to Iconic Gents Hair posted on her official Twitter account, in which she can be seen shaving a man's beard.
A Police Scotland spokesman told Lanarkshire Live : "We can confirm that we have received a complaint which is currently being assessed."
Scottish Conservative Shadow Health Secretary Dr Sandesh Gulhane accused the First Minister of "blatant hypocrisy".
He said: “The video clearly shows Nicola Sturgeon isn’t practicing what she preaches on face masks.
“She’s happy virtue signalling for official photos, but behind closed doors it’s clear she doesn’t believe in her own rules so why should anyone else.
“This is blatant hypocrisy from the First Minister who has now shown her true colours.
“The public, who have been under these legal COVID restrictions for over two years, deserve an apology for this rule break.”
The legal requirement to wear a face mask in indoor settings in Scotland will be lifted tomorrow.
It will still be Scottish Government policy to urge people to wear a covering in an indoor setting in a bid to reduce the spread of the virus.
An SNP spokesman said: "The First Minister was invited into the barbers during an outdoor visit on the street.
"Within a few seconds, she realised she hadn't put her mask back on and immediately put it on."
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