Action taken to proscribe right-wing terrorist groups

Home Secretary Priti Patel has laid orders in Parliament to make membership of two right-wing terrorist groups illegal in the UK.

The orders will proscribe Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD) and will recognise System Resistance Network as an alias of the already proscribed group National Action. Proscription renders membership of a group illegal in the UK, and anyone found to be a member of or offering support to the groups could now face up to ten years behind bars.

Patel said: “Recent attacks here and in Germany have highlighted the threat we continue to face from violent extremism. We are working to keep the public safe by increasing funding for counter terror police and strengthening the law to keep terrorists locked up for longer. By proscribing these groups we are making it much harder for them to spread their hateful rhetoric.”

The decision follows a meeting of the Proscription Review Group, which brings together representatives from the police and other partners to assess the risk posed by groups who may be considered for proscription.