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'Aryan Strike Force website administrators' accused of inciting racial hatred
Two suspected neo-Nazis appeared in court accused of stirring up racial hatred on the internet and encouraging others to commit murder. Published: 7:30AM GMT 17 Dec 2009 Trevor Hannington, 58, and Michael Heaton, 42, were "administrators" of the Aryan Strike Force website and used wall posts to encourage others to murder Jews, it is said. The pair face a string of terrorism and public order offences dating back to January 2008. Related Articles Facebook 'must do more to tackle racism' say campaign groups Nobody is safe from the long arm of EU law Ricin poison found at property of suspected white supremacist Preacher accuses British troops of 'atrocities' as 150th serviceman killed in Afghanistan Anjem Choudary investigated by police over mujahideen fundraising City of Westminster Magistrates' Court heard they "did solicit or encourage others to kill another person or persons via the website". Hannington and Heaton also wrote threatening, abusive or insulting comments about Jews and black people, it is claimed. "The comments all show a degree of antithesis towards Jews," said prosecutor Stue Laidlaw. "Many of the posts on that website are disparaging of people of other races," he added. "These defendants were responsible for a very large number of these posts." The pair were arrested on December 9. In Hannington's home, near Cardiff, police discovered a hard copy of terrorist manual The Anarchists Cookbook, the court heard. He was also found with The Terrorist Explosives Handbook and a computer version of Kitchen Complete, it was said. Jobless Hannington faces three charges under terrorism laws for possession of records containing information that could be used in preparing or committing acts of terrorism. He faces a further charge of disseminating information on his website informing others how to construct a flame thrower out of a water pistol. Factory worker Heaton from Wigan, Lancashire, allegedly stopped his alliance with the Aryan Strike Force last year. He faces no terrorism charges but is charged with two counts in relation to solicitation to murder and two counts of using threatening internet posts to stir up racial hatred. District Judge Daphne Wickham released Heaton on bail while Hannington was remanded in custody to appear at the Old Bailey on January 15 next year.Person of interest:
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