English policeman in neo-nazi terrorist gang

From daily The Morning Star in Britain, 14 August 2020:

Met officer to face trial over alleged membership of neonazi National Action group

A METROPOLITAN POLICE officer will face trial next year for allegedly being a member of the banned neonazi group National Action.

Benjamin Hannam, 22, of Enfield, north London, is also accused of lying on his police application and vetting forms.

He allegedly claimed he was not a member of National Action, which was outlawed under terrorism legislation in December 2016.

The probationary officer is further accused of possessing an indecent image of a child and a prohibited image of a child.

Mr Hannam is charged with belonging to or professing to belong to a proscribed organisation, namely National Action, contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000, between December 2016 and January 2018.

He is also charged with two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his police application and vetting forms.

The charges state he claimed he had not been a member of an organisation similar to the BNP, namely National Action, intending to make gain for himself, contrary to section 1 and 2 of the Fraud Act 2006.

At a brief hearing at the Old Bailey today, Mr Justice Sweeney fixed Hannam’s trial for March 1 2021, with the case expected to last for five weeks.