Glasgow Labour councillor guilty of stalking former partner
Philip Braat, 49, committed the crime against the woman at a property near Glasgow city centre between July and September 2024.
Braat has represented the Anderston/City/Yorkhill ward since 2007 and is subject to an investigation by Scottish Labour.
Braat was the deputy Lord Provost in 2017 before taking on the senior role in 2020 until 2022.
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Braat was also the former convener of the Strathclyde Police Authority (SPA) and represented Glasgow at COP26.
Braat was a member of the Law Society of Scotland, an honorary captain in the Royal Navy Reserves, and a member of the Glasgow Tree Lovers' Society.
His career now faces ruin after he pleaded guilty today at Glasgow Sheriff Court to a single charge of stalking.
Court papers state Braat refused to accept the end of his relationship with the woman.
Braat sent her an email containing alleged communication to his employer that he was considering his resignation.
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He sent her a further email containing communication supposedly sent to a police officer.
Braat also uttered remarks during a phone call, in messages and emails suggesting that he would harm himself.
Braat had been requested to stop contact. However, he contacted her via emails, text messages, social media messages and notifications, as well as phone calls which were unwanted.
Further allegations appeared on his charge sheet which were deleted by The Crown.
This included that Braat allegedly repeatedly attended at her home address and left unwanted gifts outside her front door.
It was also claimed he placed a banner with handwriting on the wall in the communal close.
Braat had been further accused of writing abusive remarks on her front door and wall.
Another deleted allegation said that he left unwanted portraits of her at her front door and sent a typewritten letter to her place of work which contained derogatory remarks towards her.
Solicitor advocate Andrew Seggie will make his plea in mitigation at next month's sentencing where more information surrounding the facts of the case will be heard.
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