Two suspects arrested over an incident at Faslane have been released without appearing in court.
Iranian Sarsam Abutakir and Romanian Alina Valentina were due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Monday afternoon.
But they were released without appearing in the dock, and prosecutors say they remain under investigation.
Abutakir, 34, and Valentina, 31, were detained by police at around 5pm on Thursday, March 19, 2026.
They were taken into custody after allegedly trying to enter the naval base, which is near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, and is home to the UK’s nuclear-armed submarines.
They were held in police custody for four nights after being detained at the site, officially known as HM Naval Base Clyde, ahead of their planned court appearance.
It’s understood Kurdish and Romanian interpreters has been scheduled to translate for the suspects in court.
Bur they did not appear before Sheriff Lorna Anderson as planned and were liberated from custody.
The Faslane naval base is the Royal Navy’s headquarters in Scotland and is home to Britain’s nuclear submarines including the Vanguard vessels armed with Trident missiles
Abutakir, 34, and Valentina, 31 taken into custody after allegedly trying to enter the naval base, which is near Helensburgh, Argyll and Bute, and is home to the UK’s nuclear-armed submarines
A spokesperson for the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service said: ‘The Procurator Fiscal received a report concerning a 34-year-old man in connection with an alleged incident on March 19, 2026.
After full and careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, he was liberated from custody pending further inquiries and did not appear in court.
‘The case against him remains live and under consideration.
‘The Procurator Fiscal received a report relating to a 31-year-old woman and an incident said to have occurred on March 19, 2026.
‘After careful consideration of the facts and circumstances of the case, including the available admissible evidence, the Procurator Fiscal decided that there should be no proceedings.
‘The Crown reserves the right to proceed in the future should further evidence become available.’
Faslane, home to all of the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines, is around 25 miles north-west of Glasgow and sits on the Gare Loch.
The UK’s four Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines, which carry Trident nuclear missiles, are stationed at the base.
Iranian Sarsam Abutakir and Romanian Alina Valentina were due to appear at Dumbarton Sheriff Court on Monday afternoon
The CPS said the two men remain under investigation
Abutakir and Valentina were detained amid the conflict between the United States and Israel and Abutakir’s homeland, the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Wide-ranging strikes have taken place on the Middle Eastern country, and were responsible for the February 28 death of Ali Khamenei, the state’s supreme leader.
In response, Iran launched attacks on Israel and other Gulf states which are allied to the USA.
Groups such as the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), which was founded in 1957, have advocated for the removal of Trident missiles from the base, while a peace camp has been stationed next to the site for over 40 years.
The camp, which first appeared in 1982, was established to protest against Margaret Thatcher’s government’s purchase of the nuclear missile system.
But it remains there to this day, with campaigners, who regularly hold protests, living in tents, caravans and other makeshift dwellings.
Faslane’s Vanguard submarines are set to be replaced after 2030 by the new Dreadnought-class submarines.
The Astute-class attack submarines, which are conventionally armed but nuclear powered, are also stationed at the base, while Britain’s nuclear warheads stock is held at Loch Long, at the at the nearby Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) Coulport.
The United Kingdom’s nuclear-powered submarines can remain underwater at sea for months and have operated continuously since 1969.
