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2024-03-04 18:58:48 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9C39126110862E39F67F7E4FBE5A8C1B1771EAB1C9C8B9A99C84E77EF6BA4090
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Samuel Melia was jailed for inciting racial hatred. His offences dated between 2019 and 2021. Melia was the head of a right-wing Telegram group that generated racist and anti-immigration material. A judge branded him an "antisemite" with "Nazi sympathies". https://www.counterterrorism.police.uk/prison-sentence-for-leeds-man-intent-on-stirring-up-racial-hatred/ https://www.itv.com/news/calendar/2024-03-01/man-jailed-over-racist-stickers https://www.jewishnews.co.uk/racist-white-supremacist-with-nazi-tendencies-jailed-after-sticker-campaign/
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