Covid-denier ‘encouraged terror response to lockdown’

A Covid-denier encouraged terrorist attacks in response to lockdown and the vaccination rollout while collecting a crossbow and knives, a court heard. Paul Martin, 60, was part of a Telegram group called ‘The Resistance UK’ during Covid which had 8,000 members. He was allegedly found with a crossbow, arrows and knives at his home on 29 September 2021. Martin denies encouragement of terrorism on the Telegram group between 15 December 2020 and 29 September 2021. He also denies possessing an…