A call centre worker who made a video where his pet pug did a Nazi salute in response to the words, ‘Sieg Heil’ has been arrested.

The film – which featured the dog watching Hitler’s speeches – has been viewed nearly a million times on YouTube.

The video showed pet pug Buddha jumping up on hearing the words: ‘Gas the Jews.’

Markus Meechan, 28, spent the night behind bars after police swooped on his home in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, and arrested him on suspicion of a hate crime.


He was later released and a report sent to the procurator fiscal in relation to an alleged breach of the electronic communications act of 2003.



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Mr Meechan, 28, also filmed the two-year-old dog watching speeches made by Hitler from the Leni Riefenstahl directed film ‘Olympia’ which documented the 1936 Berlin Olympics.

The dog belongs to his girlfriend Suzanne, 28.

Police said the arrest should be a warning that videos which cause offence will not be tolerated.

Detective Inspector David Cockburn said: ‘This clip was shared online and has been viewed almost one million times.

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‘The clip is deeply offensive and no reasonable person can possibly find the content acceptable in today’s society.”

‘This arrest should serve as a warning to anyone posting such material online, or in any other capacity, that such views will not be tolerated.

Last month call centre worker Mr Meechan apologised to the Jewish community for the video, which he said was made to annoy Suzanne.

He said: ‘I am not a racist at all, anybody who knows me could tell you that.

‘Honestly, I don’t hate anyone, the whole purpose of this was just to annoy my girlfriend.

‘It was strictly made to annoy my girlfriend and give my friends something to laugh at.

‘I am so sorry to the Jewish community for any offence I have caused them. This was never my intention and I apologise.”

Mr Meechan was arrested on April 28 and kept in custody overnight before being released on bail from Airdrie Sheriff Court the next morning.

But the arrest has only just come to light.