An Aberdeenshire councillor is facing trial after denying assault.
Robbie Withey, 42, is an independent councillor for Huntly, Strathbogie and Howe of Alford.
He is charged with assaulting a man in Alford in April last year by seizing him by the neck, pushing him against a wall, seizing him by the body and throwing him onto the ground.
Defence lawyer Gregor Kelly told Aberdeen Justice of the Peace Court that Mr Withey was pleading not guilty.
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Mr Withey is also accused of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner which was likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm in that he did shout, swear and threaten violence.
The case was continued until later in the year.
