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January 25, 2006
UK: BNP Boss Nick Griffin Trial Update
In my rather detached opinion, here from the distance of my lair in the Continental United States, British National Party Leader Nick Griffin is a racist, holocaust-denying nitwit whom, in an ideal world, would be toiling away as a clerk in a convenience store. But I still think it is a tragedy he is on trial for his opinions on Islam: Islam is 'wicked' says BNP boss
The leader of the British National Party (BNP) who is accused of stirring up racial hatred said he believed Islam was a "wicked, vicious faith".But the 46-year-old said his comments were not a criticism of Muslim people, Leeds Crown Court heard on Wednesday.
Mr Griffin and party activist Mark Collett are accused of using words or behaviour likely to stir up racial hatred in speeches in West Yorkshire.
The speeches were recorded by a BBC reporter and aired in a documentary.[...]
Posted by Ruy Diaz at January 25, 2006 1:09 PM
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