Harry Potter author JK Rowling's posts about Scotland's new hate crime law are "not criminal", Police Scotland has said.
The force said they received complaints regarding the writer's posts on X, stating transwomen are men and challenging police to arrest her for her views.
Ms Rowling, who said she was out the country, said if her posts were an offence under the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act, which came into force yesterday, she would "look forward to being arrested when I return to the birthplace of the Scottish Enlightenment".
She said that "freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal".
A Police Scotland spokesperson said: "We have received complaints in relation to the social media post.
"The comments are not assessed to be criminal and no further action will be taken."
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said people should not be criminalised "for stating simple facts on biology".
The act consolidates existing hate crime legislation and creating a new offence of stirring up hatred against protected characteristics.
However, women have not been given protection under the law, with the Scottish government instead promising to bring forward legislation to tackle misogyny.
But with the new Act giving protection to transgender people, Ms Rowling, who does not believe people can change their biological sex, insisted: "Freedom of speech and belief are at an end in Scotland if the accurate description of biological sex is deemed criminal."
In a statement given to The Daily Telegraph, Mr Sunak promised that his party will "always protect" free speech.
"People should not be criminalised for stating simple facts on biology," he said.
"We believe in free speech in this country, and Conservatives will always protect it."
Ms Rowling insisted that the "legislation is wide open to abuse by activists who wish to silence those of us speaking out about the dangers of eliminating women's and girls' single-sex spaces".
She argued: "It is impossible to accurately describe or tackle the reality of violence and sexual violence committed against women and girls, or address the current assault on women's and girls' rights, unless we are allowed to call a man a man."
However, Scotland's First Minister Humza Yousaf declared that he is "very proud" of the new laws, saying they will help protect against a "rising tide" of hatred.
He also insisted he is "very confident in Police Scotland's ability in order to implement this legislation in the way it should".
It comes despite the force confirming more than an third of its officers have not yet completed an online training course in the new laws - with Deputy Chief Constable Alan Speirs saying that 10,000 of the force's 16,000 plus officers have done so.
Mr Yousaf said Chief Constable Jo Farrell had "made it very clear the appropriate training is absolutely being provided".
She said recently that the new laws will be applied "in a measured way", promising there will be "close scrutiny" of how the legislation is enforced and what reports are received.
