Ex-soldier guilty of racial hatred charge after CPS initially declined to prosecute - News Summed Up

Ex-soldier guilty of racial hatred charge after CPS initially declined to prosecute


Jeremy Bedford-Turner, 48, called for his “soldiers” to liberate England from “Jewish control” in an address outside Downing Street and blamed Jews for issues ranging from both world wars to Jack the Ripper. The CPS declined to prosecute after an initial complaint but reconsidered the decision after a group brought a legal challenge at the high court. The 15-minute speech was made at a rally against Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim in Whitehall on 4 July 2015. Bedford-Turner, who served for 12 years in the army, and speaks Pashtu and Arabic, told the crowd: “Let’s free England from Jewish control. “CAA was partly motivated by a growing concern that the CPS is failing to take antisemitic crime seriously,” a CAA spokesman said.


Source: The Guardian May 14, 2018 13:12 UTC



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