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12 Jun 18
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An alleged member of the banned neo-Nazi group National Action has admitted
to plotting to kill a British MP for “white jihad” and making threats to kill a police officer.
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https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/12/man-pleads-guilty-to-plot-to-labour-mp-rosie-cooper
Jack Renshaw, 23, of Skelmersdale, Lancashire, bought a 48cm (19in) gladius machete to kill the West Lancashire Labour MP Rosie Cooper last summer.
Afterwards, he planned to take hostages to lure a police officer, DC Victoria Henderson, to the scene so he could kill her too, jurors heard.
On the opening day of his trial at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, Renshaw pleaded guilty to preparing acts of terrorism and making threats to kill a police officer. The judge, Mr Justice Robert Jay, directed the jury to deliver a formal guilty verdict on the two charges.
Renshaw also faces a third charge of membership of National Action, which he denies.
He is on trial alongside Christopher Lythgoe, 32, from Warrington, who is charged with encouraging Renshaw to murder Cooper on behalf of National Action, believing the act would be committed. Lythgoe denies the charges.
Four other men – Garron Helm, 24, of Seaforth, Merseyside; Matthew Hankinson, 24, of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside; Andrew Clark, 33, and Michael Trubini, 35, both of Warrington – are also charged with membership of the far-right group. They deny the charge.
The court heard that Renshaw had bought the machete to kill Cooper between 5 June and 3 July last year. He made threats while in a pub in Warrington on 1 July last year, it was alleged.
to plotting to kill a British MP for “white jihad” and making threats to kill a police officer.
.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/12/man-pleads-guilty-to-plot-to-labour-mp-rosie-cooper
Jack Renshaw, 23, of Skelmersdale, Lancashire, bought a 48cm (19in) gladius machete to kill the West Lancashire Labour MP Rosie Cooper last summer.
Afterwards, he planned to take hostages to lure a police officer, DC Victoria Henderson, to the scene so he could kill her too, jurors heard.
On the opening day of his trial at the Old Bailey on Tuesday, Renshaw pleaded guilty to preparing acts of terrorism and making threats to kill a police officer. The judge, Mr Justice Robert Jay, directed the jury to deliver a formal guilty verdict on the two charges.
Renshaw also faces a third charge of membership of National Action, which he denies.
He is on trial alongside Christopher Lythgoe, 32, from Warrington, who is charged with encouraging Renshaw to murder Cooper on behalf of National Action, believing the act would be committed. Lythgoe denies the charges.
Four other men – Garron Helm, 24, of Seaforth, Merseyside; Matthew Hankinson, 24, of Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside; Andrew Clark, 33, and Michael Trubini, 35, both of Warrington – are also charged with membership of the far-right group. They deny the charge.
The court heard that Renshaw had bought the machete to kill Cooper between 5 June and 3 July last year. He made threats while in a pub in Warrington on 1 July last year, it was alleged.
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Duncan Atkinson QC, prosecuting, told the court that National Action had engaged since 2013 in a campaign of “virulently racist, antisemitic and homophobic propaganda through which it sought to stir up a violent ‘race war’ against ethnic minorities and others it perceived as ‘race traitors’.”
It was such activities, culminating it its support of the murder of the Labour MP Jo Cox in June 2016, that led to its proscription by the home secretary in December 2016.
The court heard how a significant amount of evidence came from a former member of National Action called Robbie Mullen. Mullen, the prosecution said, told how the group, under the leadership of Lythgoe, continued to function post-proscription, with the primary desire to start a race war and to free “white Britain”.
Atkinson said Mullen had become disillusioned with National Action before it was banned, particularly after the murder of Cox. When a threat seemed real and imminent, Mullen contacted Hope Not Hate, which is dedicated to combating racism and right-wing extremism, after which Cooper was warned of the threat and a police investigation was launched.
Other sources of evidence included material found at the defendants’ addresses and on their electronic devices, including communications with each other. All of the defendants are alleged to be part of the north-west area groups, which met at a pub in Warrington called the Friar Penketh.
It was such activities, culminating it its support of the murder of the Labour MP Jo Cox in June 2016, that led to its proscription by the home secretary in December 2016.
The court heard how a significant amount of evidence came from a former member of National Action called Robbie Mullen. Mullen, the prosecution said, told how the group, under the leadership of Lythgoe, continued to function post-proscription, with the primary desire to start a race war and to free “white Britain”.
Atkinson said Mullen had become disillusioned with National Action before it was banned, particularly after the murder of Cox. When a threat seemed real and imminent, Mullen contacted Hope Not Hate, which is dedicated to combating racism and right-wing extremism, after which Cooper was warned of the threat and a police investigation was launched.
Other sources of evidence included material found at the defendants’ addresses and on their electronic devices, including communications with each other. All of the defendants are alleged to be part of the north-west area groups, which met at a pub in Warrington called the Friar Penketh.
That was lucky ,pity that out of the 400 Islamic fanatics who fought in Syria and are now back in the country 360 are wandering about. You know people who were actually killing ,but everything is fine just fine.
A good job they didn't go round filming outside a courtroom,they would have been packed off to jail quicker than my Betfair account empties !
It's got nothing to do with the Right Wing. Just because one of them plans atrocities, you can't blame all of them Now, what does that sound like????
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