Post by Hickman on Nov 3, 2005 2:47:12 GMT -5
[shadow=red,left,300]Great day for free speech in Leeds[/shadow]
2nd November 2005
News article filed by BNP news team
'Voice of Freedom' team Martin and Tina Wingfield support free speech
Hundreds of BNP supporters outside Leeds Crown Court
Anita and Angela helped raise much needed funds for the Royal British Legion
Our appeal for a good turn-out in Leeds today was answered by a fantastic response, with just over 350 supporters of free speech in attendance to cheer on BNP Chairman, Nick Griffin, and key Publicity Team member, Mark Collett, who both had to attend the city’s Crown Court.
A blanket ban has been placed on the media, including the BNP’s own media operations, which prevents us mentioning what happened inside the court, except to say that it was the first day of legal arguments, with today being the turn of the defence counsel to put forward its case.
Another day of legal arguments takes place tomorrow (3rd), after which the judge will retire to deliberate and report his findings; a process which may take several weeks. There is a possibility that the case could be thrown out at this stage. If however the case against the Free Speech Two is to continue the full trial will commence on 16th January 2006.
Case background
It might be useful to remind our growing army of website visitors about the background to the case and the nature of the charges against Mssrs. Griffin and Collett. Both patriots delivered speeches to separate private BNP meetings throughout West Yorkshire during 2003 and 2004, where both speakers described their concerns, to the private BNP gatherings, about the threat of Islamification and the disastrous consequences of mass migration to Britain. An individual working undercover for the BBC, an agency of the State which is headed by a New Labour appointee and funded by British taxpayers, was present at the meetings and used covert cameras and microphones to capture video and audio footage of the meetings. This footage was passed on to West Yorkshire Police who, in turn, passed this on to the Crown Prosecution Service; an agency of the State headed by a New Labour appointee, Lord Goldsmith in his role as Attorney General.
The CPS decided that there was enough evidence and a case to answer. Both Nick and Mark were subsequently charged earlier this year with “using words or behaviour intended or likely to stir up racial hatred.” Both now face up to seven years in some god forsaken overcrowded prison, just because they told the truth. Both men have had their family homes ransacked by police officers in a desperate search for evidence; both men have had to endure hours of agony and angst whilst detained in urine stinking police cells; both have had their personal computers removed for forensic analysis by the police in a desperate attempt to uncover “incriminating” evidence.
Poppy sales
Despite the serious nature of this assault by New Labour tyrants upon a fundamental freedom; the freedom of speech, all the BNP supporters in Leeds were good humoured, sang patriotic songs and thanks to two lovely ladies, Anita and Angie managed to sell several hundred poppies, on behalf of the British Legion, to shoppers and passers-by.
A combined effort by the bizarrely named United Against Fascism (UAF) and several Marxist dominated trade unions, which together have a combined membership of several million resulted in a turnout of 300 assorted full time union officials, students from local colleges who were skipping lectures and the permanently unemployable. A spokesman for Unison, the public sector workers union, was clearly embarrassed by the poor nationwide response and told a local reporter that “this was the day we could have got Griffin, the response from the union membership is to be blunt bloody pathetic”.
BBC man attacked
The juvenile antics of the anti free speech crowd were clearly evident when the award winning Indian born BBC reporter Barnie Choudhury was struck by an egg, thrown by some individual in the union/UAF crowd.
Another unfortunate victim of the infantile and criminal behaviour of the union/UAF crowd was the Student Editor of Leeds University newspaper who was hit by a “flour bomb”.
So far West Yorkshire Police have made no arrests but a spokeswoman from Leeds Police has tonight confirmed that CCTV footage is being viewed to identify the attackers.
The website team has been asked tonight to pass on a message that both Mark Collett and Nick Griffin are sincerely appreciative of the support given to them and would like to personally thank every single person who attended today’s demonstration in support of free speech. Whatever happens to Mark and Nick the BNP will, day by day, continue to win over more new supporters and members and help bring about the historic change which will one day in the next few years ensure a future for British children for all time to come.
www.bnp.org.uk/news_detail.php?newsId=605
2nd November 2005
News article filed by BNP news team
'Voice of Freedom' team Martin and Tina Wingfield support free speech
Hundreds of BNP supporters outside Leeds Crown Court
Anita and Angela helped raise much needed funds for the Royal British Legion
Our appeal for a good turn-out in Leeds today was answered by a fantastic response, with just over 350 supporters of free speech in attendance to cheer on BNP Chairman, Nick Griffin, and key Publicity Team member, Mark Collett, who both had to attend the city’s Crown Court.
A blanket ban has been placed on the media, including the BNP’s own media operations, which prevents us mentioning what happened inside the court, except to say that it was the first day of legal arguments, with today being the turn of the defence counsel to put forward its case.
Another day of legal arguments takes place tomorrow (3rd), after which the judge will retire to deliberate and report his findings; a process which may take several weeks. There is a possibility that the case could be thrown out at this stage. If however the case against the Free Speech Two is to continue the full trial will commence on 16th January 2006.
Case background
It might be useful to remind our growing army of website visitors about the background to the case and the nature of the charges against Mssrs. Griffin and Collett. Both patriots delivered speeches to separate private BNP meetings throughout West Yorkshire during 2003 and 2004, where both speakers described their concerns, to the private BNP gatherings, about the threat of Islamification and the disastrous consequences of mass migration to Britain. An individual working undercover for the BBC, an agency of the State which is headed by a New Labour appointee and funded by British taxpayers, was present at the meetings and used covert cameras and microphones to capture video and audio footage of the meetings. This footage was passed on to West Yorkshire Police who, in turn, passed this on to the Crown Prosecution Service; an agency of the State headed by a New Labour appointee, Lord Goldsmith in his role as Attorney General.
The CPS decided that there was enough evidence and a case to answer. Both Nick and Mark were subsequently charged earlier this year with “using words or behaviour intended or likely to stir up racial hatred.” Both now face up to seven years in some god forsaken overcrowded prison, just because they told the truth. Both men have had their family homes ransacked by police officers in a desperate search for evidence; both men have had to endure hours of agony and angst whilst detained in urine stinking police cells; both have had their personal computers removed for forensic analysis by the police in a desperate attempt to uncover “incriminating” evidence.
Poppy sales
Despite the serious nature of this assault by New Labour tyrants upon a fundamental freedom; the freedom of speech, all the BNP supporters in Leeds were good humoured, sang patriotic songs and thanks to two lovely ladies, Anita and Angie managed to sell several hundred poppies, on behalf of the British Legion, to shoppers and passers-by.
A combined effort by the bizarrely named United Against Fascism (UAF) and several Marxist dominated trade unions, which together have a combined membership of several million resulted in a turnout of 300 assorted full time union officials, students from local colleges who were skipping lectures and the permanently unemployable. A spokesman for Unison, the public sector workers union, was clearly embarrassed by the poor nationwide response and told a local reporter that “this was the day we could have got Griffin, the response from the union membership is to be blunt bloody pathetic”.
BBC man attacked
The juvenile antics of the anti free speech crowd were clearly evident when the award winning Indian born BBC reporter Barnie Choudhury was struck by an egg, thrown by some individual in the union/UAF crowd.
Another unfortunate victim of the infantile and criminal behaviour of the union/UAF crowd was the Student Editor of Leeds University newspaper who was hit by a “flour bomb”.
So far West Yorkshire Police have made no arrests but a spokeswoman from Leeds Police has tonight confirmed that CCTV footage is being viewed to identify the attackers.
The website team has been asked tonight to pass on a message that both Mark Collett and Nick Griffin are sincerely appreciative of the support given to them and would like to personally thank every single person who attended today’s demonstration in support of free speech. Whatever happens to Mark and Nick the BNP will, day by day, continue to win over more new supporters and members and help bring about the historic change which will one day in the next few years ensure a future for British children for all time to come.
www.bnp.org.uk/news_detail.php?newsId=605
