AN MSP has called for action to be taken to prevent planned 'meet ups' by 'pro-rape pick-up artist' Roosh V.

Daryush Valizadeh, who called for rape to become legalised in certain circumstances, has announced a series of events this Saturday across the UK including Glasgow and Edinburgh.

Dozens of MSPs have supported a motion lodged by Christina McKelvie, SNP MSP for Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse, opposing the 'hatemongering' events.

Valizade, 36, will not attend in person but will speak via video-link to any supporters who attend the events at Glasgow's George Square and the Grassmarket in Edinburgh.

An event has been set up on Facebook with the title Glaswegians against RooshV ahead of his visit to the city with more than 2,000 people interested in attending.

Police Scotland have now issued a public warning over the events and said it "must be stressed that any offensive or threatening behaviour" would be dealt with by officers.

Ms McKelvie is co-chair of the Cross Party Group on Men's Violence against Women, along with Malcolm Chisholm.

She said: "I believe this man's actions are tantamount to incitement to perpetrate acts of violence against women. Threatening and intimidating women in this way is not acceptable."
The motion states: "That the Parliament strongly condemns what it understands is the organisation of sexist and hatemongering meetings throughout Scotland by the so-called pick-up artist, Roosh V; believes that these meetings are misogynistic and that such behaviour is not tolerated by society in Scotland; affirms that there is never any argument to advocate rape; believes that, while women keep being taught to avoid sexual assault, not enough is done to educate those men who might become perpetrators; welcomes the work by Police Scotland to raise awareness of sexual crime; considers that sexist and violent speeches are clear acts of incitement that must not be tolerated by the law, and calls for action to be taken."

The motion has received cross-party support from MSPs including Malcolm Chisolm, Dennis Robertston, Joan McAlpine and Patrick Harvie.

Roosh V was widely condemned after publishing a blog in which he said that a solution for rape charges against men would be to “make rape legal if done on private property.”.