Over the last 24 hours, two disturbing acts of violence have been linked to the BNP. Firstly, a Muslim community leader was abducted at knifepoint. He was bundled him into a car and the attackers threatened his life unless he stopped running prayer sessions in a community hall that has been the target of a BNP campaign.
And secondly,undercover TV reporter Donal MacIntyre whose exposé of the Chelsea Headhunter thugs helped convict five yobs,blamed the West Ham football riots on the BNP’s recent sucess. He said: “The election of the BNP has given a licence and respectability to some very unacceptable views and unacceptable behaviour. Scouring the fan web sites has indicated that.”
The first case, which occurred in Loughton, was preceded by the victim’s house being fire-bombed. Noor Ramjanally runs a small muslim prayer group, of less than 10 people, in a local community centre. Soon after starting the group, he recieved anonymous hate mail and also saw the start of a BNP campaign claiming Murray hall will be turned into a mosque and warning in other parts of east London that “the Islamification process is almost complete”. The BNP says: “We’ll do all in our power to prevent Islam creeping into our town.” BNP group council leader says she approved the leaflet before its release.
Just a few days ago, on the 24th August, Ramjanally was abducted by two white men wielding a knife, bundled into the boot of a car, driven to Epping Forest and again threatened if he does not stop running his prayer group. Councillor Pat Richardson, leader of the BNP group on the local council, said her party was not behind the attacks on Ramjanally. “Firebombing is not a British method. A brick through the window is a British method, but firebombing is not a way of showing displeasure,” she said.
While it may turn out that none of the perpetrators are influential BNP personnel or even affiliated with the BNP, Nothing British agrees with Donal MacIntyre’s view. The BNP preach a message of hate, extremism and intimidation (the leaflet mentioned above demonstrates this well). Their propaganda creates mountains out of molehills, unnecessarily riling up ordinary people which encourages unacceptable views and behaviour.
Two weeks and two different cases of abhorrent behaviour from young children affiliated with the BNP. Last week a 15 year old boy escaped a prison sentence after bullying a 14 year old mixed-race girl to the brink of suicide.
