A man has died after being struck by a police car in West Lothian on Boxing Day.
11.12.2022 - 18:01 / dailyrecord.co.uk
A Scottish man has staged an eye-catching protest against the Russian invasion of Ukraine - by camping in his blue and yellow Tesla outside the Russian Consulate in Edinburgh.
David Fraser has slept for seven days in his electric car, painted in the colours of the Ukrainian flag, in the capital's west end. The freelance business consultant and dad of five decided to stage his highly prominent protest ten months on from Vladimir Putin's incursion into the Eastern European nation.
As well as carrying the colours of the flag, his Tesla Model 3 is embossed with the slogan "Free Ukraine" and has spent the last week playing Ukrainian tunes from its external speakers. Speaking to the Record's sister site Edinburgh Live, David said people were "bored" of Russia's attempts to claw back the former Soviet nation, adding that he wanted to make a statement against the invasion.
He said: "Being here with a big message saying 'Free Ukraine' on the side of the car and people coming and going [in support], sends a message. The car also plays a music from external speakers, I play Ukrainian music, and it also does light shows."
The protest is also personal: David's relationship with Ukraine started back in 1997 when he travelled with the Bethany Christian Trust to help people in dismal living conditions, and has continued to visit regularly since. Since February 24, when Russian troops invaded, he says he's been back over to Ukraine every four to six weeks, delivering cars that can be used on the front line.
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David added: "I started going over in 1997. I was the manager of the drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre with the Bethany Christian Trust down in Leith.
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A man has died after being struck by a police car in West Lothian on Boxing Day.
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