EXCL: The Scottish Government tried to throw up media lawyer-style hurdles as @ScottishSun moved to publish exclusive about Derek Mackay's online pestering of a schoolboy. Their demands included the name of the boy and our “justification for publication" thescottishsun.co.uk/news/5257550/d…
@ScottishSun Eyebrows also raised that Derek Mackay was afforded a a choreographed 8am resignation joint statement with First Minister, even though @ScotsGov claim he quit on Weds night
@ScottishSun @scotsgov Email from Scot Gov at 7.23pm Weds: “Given you yourself state that there is nothing illegal or unlawful in the messages, can you advise on your justification for publication, given the intrusion into private and family life, and correspondence including digital communication.”
@ScottishSun @scotsgov Just to add, for sake of accuracy. We didn't say to Scot Gov that "there is nothing illegal or unlawful in the messages". We did however say that we were not claiming Mr Mackay had done anything illegal.
