Overview
- The Daily Record and Daily Star report that Steven Lyons, Ross McGill and a female associate were detained in Bahrain over the weekend.
- Unnamed sources claim the action followed a request from Police Scotland, with an application expected to seek their return to the UK.
- Police Scotland and the Crown Office declined to confirm the arrests and referred queries to Bahraini authorities, while the UK Foreign Office said it has not been asked for assistance.
- Sources suggest domestic terrorism grounds are being considered to allow up to 14 days of detention upon any return to Scotland.
- The reported move is tied to Operation Portaledge, launched after arson and machete attacks allegedly coordinated by McGill via the TMJ network, and follows the pair’s arrests and expulsion from Dubai last September.