 | 'The 56-year-old former Scottish Executive minister is serving time in Saughton prison, where it has been claimed he is receiving special treatment.' Evening News, 12 th December 2005. |  |
| 'The 56-year-old former Scottish Executive minister is serving time in Saughton prison, where it has been claimed he is receiving special treatment.' Evening News, 12 th December 2005. | |
DISGRACED peer Mike Watson has been granted an appeal to challenge the length of his jail term for starting a fire at a city hotel.
Lord Watson was jailed in September after he admitted deliberately setting fire to curtains at Prestonfield House hotel after an awards ceremony.
The 56-year-old former Scottish Executive minister is serving time in Saughton prison, where it has been claimed he is receiving special treatment. He was sentenced to 18 months after Sheriff Kathrine Mackie judged he posed a significant risk of reoffending.
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