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Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths charged under offensive behaviour act

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Celtic striker Leigh Griffiths has been charged by Police following an incident in an Edinburgh pub in March last year.

Prosecutors will look at a police report which alleges that the Scotland international sang an offensive song about former Hearts player Rudi Skacel.

A police spokesman said: “A 24-year-old man has been arrested, ­cautioned and charged with an offence under the ­Offensive ­Behaviour at ­Football and Threatening Communications Act.”

Mobile phone footage released at the time by a Scottish newspaper showed Griffiths starting a chant branding Skacel a ‘f****** refugee’ before the Edinburgh derby.

Despite being charged by Police, Griffiths played 76 minutes in Celtic’s 1-0 win over Ross County on Saturday afternoon.

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Andy Muirhead is the Editor of Scotzine and the Scottish Football fanzine FITBA. He is the Scottish Football columnist for The Morning Star and has written for a number of other publications including ESPN, Huffington Post UK, BT Life's a Pitch and has had his work featured in the Daily Record, The Scotsman and the Daily Mail.

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