‘Captain Calamity’ Stuart Hill jailed for recording his own trial
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A man dubbed “Captain Calamity” after he failed to sail around Britain in a dinghy has been jailed for recording his trial and refusing to delete the recording.
Stuart Hill, 77, campaigned to declare Orkney & Shetland a sovereign state and stood for the seat in the 2017 general election, garnering 245 votes.
He appeared at Kirkwall Sheriff Court after being accused of failing to declare campaign expenses.
Sheriff McFarlane had seen a passage in Mr Hill’s book Stolen Isles: Shetland’s True Status, in which he said he had once recorded court proceedings.
The sheriff asked if he was recording the proceedings.
He confirmed he was.
Sheriff McFarlane offered to scrap the charge of contempt if Mr Hill deleted the recording – but he refused.
He said to the judge: “You intimated you could deprive me of my liberty. How do you claim that authority?”
The sheriff replied: “I am not having any discussion about any authority I am said to have.”
He was jailed for two months for contempt of court.
His expenses trial will resume on March 4.
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