Jailed extremist had stash of racist material

Richard Edwards | Thursday, 25 January 2007 Source: Yorkshire Evening Post

A right-wing extremist from Leeds has been jailed for possessing and distributing hardcore racist material.

Anthony White, of Wyther Park Hill, Bramley, was handed a 21-month sentence after admitting six offences of possessing racially inflammatory material and one offence of distributing racially inflammatory material.

Bradford Crown Court yesterday heard that police searched White's home in November 2004 and found a stash of racist books, DVDs, CDs and other items connected to extreme right wing groups.

A holdall was found, containing DVDs, CDs, T-shirts and racist literature that would have been of interest to people involved in extreme right-wing organisations.

"It appears the holdall was to be taken out to meetings and events to set up a stall to sell items to people who were interested in them," prosecutor Jonathon Sandiford, said.

Biography

The police also found 27 copies of a CD entitled 'Black Shirts Rise Again', which contained racially offensive songs, and nearly 100 copies of a biography of the late Nazi singer, Ian Stuart.

The book was for sale on the Yorkshire National Front website and the links led back to an email address registered by White.

The 34-year-old had taken orders for the book both from the UK and abroad, Mr Sandiford said.

The raid on White's home came less than a year after White was jailed for distributing material designed to stir up racial hatred to girls on a bus.

Jailing White, Judge Peter Benson said he had been in possession of the most repulsive and offensive racist material it was possible to imagine.

"It's clear to me from the content that some of that material was intended for distribution in sensitive areas of Leeds intending to stir up racial hatred against ethnic and religious minorities," Judge Benson said.

Destroyed

The judge ordered the forfeiture and destruction of all the offensive material, as well as computer equipment seized from White's home.

Anthony Kelbrick, for White, said there was no evidence of material being distributed to people outside a "close circle" of like-minded people.

He described White as a changed man, and argued that he needed assistance to overcome the extremist views which were counter-productive for him and society.