AN ACTIVIST was arrested during a nuclear weapons protest yesterday.

Police Scotland revealed the 64-year-old woman was charged and is due to appear in court at a later date.

A group of protesters have been gathering at Coulport, near Helensburgh, every day since June 9.

Members of the Trident Ploughshares and XR Peace groups handed over copies of a letter to base commander Bob Anstey at the main gates to both Faslane and Coulport this morning.

After delivering the Coulport letter they drove a giant CND symbol on board a trailer from their camp at Peaton Wood to the main gate at Faslane as part of 10 days of 'Faslane Action for Bomb Ban' (FABB) protests and vigils to publicise the United Nations' Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

The protest continues until Saturday. On Monday, three arrests were made. 

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Following today's handover of the letter to Commodore Anstey, a spokesperson for the camp said: "The police liaison and other police officers facilitated the demonstration and the handing over of the letter.

"The camp appreciated the consistently amicable and respectful relations between protesters and police.

"The contents of the letter were read out by Angie Zelter with amplification so all could hear. The letter spoke of the immense danger we were all in and the real hope that the multilateral TPNW offered the boldest and most realistic hope for progress towards a nuclear free world.

"With 62 ratifications and the Central American countries, all having signed and ratified the treaty there really is hope."

A Police Scotland spokesperson said: “A 64-year-old woman was arrested and charged in connection with a protest in the Coulport area of Helensburgh on Wednesday. She is due to appear in court at a later date.

"Police Scotland is a rights-based organisation that puts our values of integrity, fairness, respect and a commitment to upholding human rights at the heart of everything we do.

"We have a duty under the European Convention on Human Rights to protect the rights of people who wish to peacefully protest or counter-protest balanced against the rights of the wider community."