{"id":327921,"date":"2017-09-27T11:48:44","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T10:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/uk-counter-terror-police-arrest-11-in-far-right-national-action-investigation\/"},"modified":"2017-09-27T11:48:44","modified_gmt":"2017-09-27T10:48:44","slug":"uk-counter-terror-police-arrest-11-in-far-right-national-action-investigation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/uk-counter-terror-police-arrest-11-in-far-right-national-action-investigation\/","title":{"rendered":"UK counter-terror police arrest 11 in far-right National Action investigation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div>\n<p><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Published time: 27 Sep, 2017 10:39 <\/time><time class=\"date date_article-header\">Edited time: 27 Sep, 2017 10:45 <\/time><\/p>\n<p>        Eleven people have been arrested across England and Wales as part of an investigation into neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action, Greater Manchester Police say.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article__text text  js-mediator-article\">\n<p>It comes after three alleged members of National Action, including serving British soldiers, appeared in court charged with terrorism offences.<\/p>\n<div class=\"arcticle__read-more read-more\">\n<p>Read more<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"read-more__link\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/403182-neo-nazi-terror-arrest\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"read-more__cover\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.rt.com\/files\/2017.09\/thumbnail\/59b8fed4fc7e9314488b4567.jpg\" alt=\"FILE PHOTO \u00a9 Joel Goodman \/ Global Look Press\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 11 men were arrested across the country on suspicion of offences including preparing terrorist acts, being members of a banned organization and possession of terrorism documents as part of the inquiry into the banned group.<\/p>\n<p>National Action became the first far-right organisation to be outlawed in Britain last year after the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox, whose killing it had praised.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cToday\u2019s arrests are part of coordinated action by the national Counter Terrorism network and UK policing,\u201d<\/em> said Detective Chief Superintendent Martin Snowden, the head of counter-terrorism policing in northeast England.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThose who promote extreme right wing views are looking to divide our communities and spread hatred. This will not be tolerated and those who do so must be brought to justice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Last month, a senior police chief said the number of referrals to the authorities about suspected right-wing extremists had doubled since the murder of Cox, who was killed in June last year by a loner obsessed with Nazis and white supremacist ideology.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior National Coordination for Counter Terrorism Policing, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Neil Basu of the Metropolitan Police, said: \u201cCounter-terrorism policing is committed to tackling all forms of extremism that threatens public safety and security.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cInvestigations relating to alleged extreme right wing activity are pursued with the same level or resource and vigour as other ideologies, in order to bring suspected offenders before the courts.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cToday\u2019s arrests, while resulting from two separate investigations, have been coordinated by our officers across a number of forces. This maximizes operational effectiveness for police and minimizes disruption for the local communities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>DETAILS TO FOLLOW<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/404746-national-action-arrests-police\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published time: 27 Sep, 2017 10:39 Edited time: 27 Sep, 2017 10:45 Eleven people have been arrested across England and Wales as part of an investigation into neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action, Greater Manchester Police say. 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