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2024-03-05 07:06:44 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: AC74DC83B8361C3E00785C26A6221AEB2862D164549A332AE6AA25F3BE6E840C
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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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