On the date of the hearing, a newspaper published the accusations made against Briggs as well as details of email conversations between Sandy Brindley, chief executive of the charity and the complainer’s representative.
The alleged incident:
Tory and SNP politicians had been mixing socially. The woman who accused Briggs said he had “draped himself” over her at the reception, pushed her against a wall and made lewd comments.
Briggs said that she had vigorously disagreed with him over welfare reform He called her a “crazy bitch” and left.
The SNP witness said: “the complainer was very aggressive and confrontational towards Briggs.”
She followed up saying: “my boss and SNP colleagues agreed with my actions telling me I did the right thing in standing up and telling the truth. The actions of Brindley will deter people from coming forward over rape allegations and sexual harassment cases. Had I read the press allegations without first hand knowledge of the events, I would have assumed him to be guilty. Anonymity for both sides should be honoured until there has been an investigation, a hearing and a decision.”
“Rape Crisis and [the complainer] turned this into a huge, big media circus and a political thing. How is that going to encourage women to come forward? They’re sending a message that women aren’t going to be believed. I don’t understand why they’ve done this.
Comment: The SNP witness is to be congratulated. In defending Briggs against the malicious complainant she saved his political career. It is to the eternal shame of the SNP membership of the SNP that the names of those who participated in the political destruction of Alex Samond have not yet surfaced.
caltonjock 
Where was that SNP staffers boss and colleagues when the SNP were seeking out colleagues to perjure themselves in the High Court in Edinburgh in order that Alex Salmond might be found guilty and incarcerated on a false charge of rape?
Swinney, Sturgeon and Robertson combined to propagate the malignancy which continues to pervade the SNP and it would come as no surprise if Brindley in her role within Rape Crisis Scotland enjoyed tacit approval in her actions by those three in this particular instance.
The bottom line is, if Briggs had no case to answer then the complainer should have been named in order to protect others from malicious intent.
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Naming the false witness. I missed that aspect but I agree. There were too many SNP members who kept their mouths shut. Fear or avoiding loss of support from the 4 man cabal at the top of the Party. Remember Robertson’s first dictate after assuming the role of Sturgeon’s minder. Party members are barred from public criticisism of the Party Executive.
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