{"id":257044,"date":"2016-07-20T19:05:25","date_gmt":"2016-07-20T19:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/ukip-councilor-jokes-that-remain-voters-should-be-killed\/"},"modified":"2016-07-20T19:05:25","modified_gmt":"2016-07-20T19:05:25","slug":"ukip-councilor-jokes-that-remain-voters-should-be-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/ukip-councilor-jokes-that-remain-voters-should-be-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"UKIP councilor \u2018jokes\u2019 that Remain voters should be killed"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A London UKIP councilor faces a probe after \u201cjoking\u201d on social media that people who voted to remain in the EU in last month\u2019s referendum should be killed. <\/p>\n

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Terence Nathan, who sits on Bromley Council in southeast London, wrote on his Facebook page: \u201cTime to start killing these people till Article 50 is invoked, perhaps remainers will get the message then.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

After another Facebook user expressed concern over the post, Nathan added: \u201cNot threatening anyone, no need for threats just a bullet.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that an investigation into the comments is underway.<\/p>\n

Nathan, who has since deleted his post and said his comments were \u201cmeant to be taken with a pinch of salt.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cI thought it was so extreme as to be obviously daft,\u201d<\/em> he told the Bromley Times.<\/p>\n

“I did not think anyone would take it seriously but some obviously have and I greatly regret this.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Anyone would tell you that I hold dear both respect and democracy, I would never seriously have advocated such violence.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Police in Bromley are aware of comments apparently posted online by a Bromley Councillor. Enquiries into this matter are ongoing.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Bromley MPS (@MPSBromley) July 19, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

A spokesperson for the council declined to comment but confirmed that it has launched an internal investigation<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a UKIP spokesman backed Nathan, saying: \u201cCllr Nathan was obviously joking. He has apologized.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Nathan\u2019s comments come just one month after MP and Remain campaigner Jo Cox was murdered on the steps of her constituency surgery. Her attacker, a former psychiatric patient, is believed to have shouted \u201cBritain First\u201d before carrying out the attack. Cox\u2019s murder\u2014the first killing of an MP in over 25 years\u2014prompted widespread horror and a temporary suspension of campaigning for the EU referendum.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:\u00a0\u2018You\u2019ll get it like Jo Cox did\u2019: Politicians receive death threats as funeral held for murdered MP<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Via RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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