A FORMER council lord provost will stand trial accused of stalking his former partner later this year.
Philip Braat, 49, allegedly committed the crime against the woman at a property near Glasgow city centre between July and October 2024.
Court papers state the former Glasgow City Council Labour leader refused to accept the end of their relationship.
It is claimed Braat sent her an e-mail containing alleged communication to his employer that he was considering his resignation.
He is further accused of sending her an e-mail containing communication supposedly sent to a police officer.
Braat is claimed to have uttered remarks during a phone call, in messages and emails suggesting that he would harm yourself.
It is stated that Braat had been requested to stop contact repeatedly contact.
However, Braat allegedly contacted her via emails, text messages, social media messages and notifications, as well as phone calls which were unwanted.
The charge says Braat repeatedly attended at her home address and left unwanted gifts outside her front door.
It is claimed he placed a banner with handwriting on the wall in the communal close.
Braat, of the city’s Broomhill, is further stated to have written abusive remarks on her front door and wall.
The charge further claims he left unwanted portraits of her at her front door and sent a typewritten letter to her place of work which contained derogatory remarks towards her.
No plea had been made for the case which has called on a number of occasions this year.
However, today Braat lodged a plea of not guilty through his lawyer, solicitor advocate Andrew Seggie.
A trial has been fixed for June this year with a procedural hearing to take place in May.
Braat's bail has been continued meantime.
