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2024-03-04 16:44:09 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: E265A4D698532E9435C3FFF18EDD60B75405DD4BBD5EDF59FD1DB9DEE5640613
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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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