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The Scottish government's Community Safety Minister Siobhian Brown said people were making "fake and vexatious complaints" within days of the legislation being introduced, with a number centred on the then First Minister Humza Yousaf.

“So was this a deliberate attempt to cover up those allegations under the guise of dealing with so-called vexatious claims? It’s a very serious question.”

The AOC released a separate statement labeling the petition's attempts intentions "as vexatious, misleading and bullying."

AOC chief executive Matt Carroll said the petition was "vexatious, misleading and bullying".

But in a resignation letter published by Research Professional News, Patel writes that the investigation was based on a “vexatious complaint” and lacked transparency.