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Suspended jail sentence for right-wing extremist

Ben John, a right-wing extremist found guilty of possessing a bomb-making instruction manual, has been given a suspended jail sentence.

The 21-year-old from Lincoln was described by police as being a ‘white supremacist with a neo-Nazi ideology’ after he was convicted of having a copy of The Anarchist Cookbook on a computer hard drive. He had first come to the attention of counter-terrorism officers in 2018 after he wrote a letter entitled Eternal Front - Lincolnshire Fascist Underground.

He was arrested in January 2020, and later charged with offences under the Terrorism Act, including possessing documents on combat, homemade weapons and explosives.

John received a 24-month sentence, suspended for two years, at Leicester Crown Court.

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