Neo nazi promoted anti semitism on Twitter

A former politics student joined neo-Nazi groups and used social media to ‘stir up’ a race war against ethnic minorities, the Old Bailey heard.

Andrew Dymock, 23, allegedly joined white supremacist groups Sonnenkrieg Division and System Resistance Network (SRN) between 2017 and 2018.

Both groups are inspired by the bloodthirsty ideology of the book Siege by American neo-Nazi James Mason, whose writings Dymock is said to have posted online.

Dymock allegedly created and updated the neo-Nazi website ‘The Lion Rises’ and posted virilent antisemitic content to SRN’s Twitter account.

Jocelyn Ledward, prosecuting said: ‘This case concerns the activity of the defendant Andrew Dymock, in particular his use of online social media platforms to promote an extreme right-wing group name System Resistance Network.

‘The prosecution say he used the social media platforms to raise money for the group and to encouraged others to participate in terrorist activity and stir up hatred in their communities.

‘System Resistance Network, or SRN, was a group which preached zero-tolerance to
non-whites, Jewish and Muslim communities.

‘The group describes homosexuality as a disease.

‘Its clarion call was for the expulsion of minorities and a white revolution.

‘Its online campaign comprising virulently racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic
propaganda sought to stir up a race war against ethnic minorities and others that it
perceived as race traitors.

‘It was hostile to democracy, and sought to recruit and radicalise others using violent imagery and hate-filled language on social media and in local communities.’

Jurors heard that SRN was one of the organisations that filled the ‘dubious gap’ left after far-right group National Action was banned in 2016.

SRN’s activities eventually led to that as well being proscribed as a terrorist organisation and banned from the UK in 2016.

‘Before its proscription, the prosecution contends that Mr Dymock was not only an
active member of SRN, but also participated in its activities in significant and specific
ways.

‘It is the prosecution case that he set up and operated both a website and a Twitter account which he used to promote, encourage and advance the organisation and its aims,’ said Ms Ledward.

The court was told that Dymock held ‘long-standing right wing views’ with Internet searched for extreme bigoted content going back as early as 2014 when he was around 17.

Dymock denies being behind the online activity, claiming that he has been ‘set up’ by others.

He further claims the material found at his address were for ‘academic’ and personal interests reasons rather than terrorism purposes.

Dymock, of Weymouth Street, Bath, denies one charge of encouraging terrorism, three counts of disseminating terrorist publications, four of possession of material of use to a terrorist and two having an explosive substance.

The trial continues.
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