I am no fan of this man or his party........I do share some points of view though. I wonder how close to the truth his (Griffins) coments were when he claimed his arrest was Politically motivated? It took several years for a 'Race Hate Crime' to be recognised in the case of Mr Hamza, yet merely months for the same to be said of Mr Griffins..........so whens the election again?
Take from today's Telegraph
Sky News also ran a piece as a main headline...........yet they were continually lax enough to allow the number plate of the vehicle that took Griffin away to be shown; surely he deserves the right to protection of his privacy much the same as Beckham? Even more so after the religeously and racially motivated murders in Holland?
Take from today's Telegraph
BNP leader bailed after racial incitement arrest
(Filed: 14/12/2004)
Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, has been released on bail after his arrest in connection with an investigation into inciting racial hatred.
It follows a television documentary exposing the extent of alleged racism in the organisation.
Nick Griffin
Earlier it was revealed that the party's founding chairman John Tyndall had been held on Sunday.
The 70-year-old from Brighton was arrested on suspicion of the same offence following a speech he made in Burnley in March, a BNP spokesman said.
Parts of the speech were covertly filmed and shown in a BBC programme.
West Yorkshire Police said that as part of the same investigation three Bradford men, aged 29, 33 and 23, have been charged with racially aggravated intentional harassment.
The three men will appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Mr Griffin, 45, was arrested by West Yorkshire Police on suspicion of incitement to commit racial hatred as part of an investigation into the BBC programme Secret Agent.
Father-of-four Mr Griffin has been chairman of the BNP since 1999.
A BNP spokesman said: "At 0700 four non-uniformed police officers awoke the Griffin household from their sleep at their family farmhouse in mid-Wales.
"He is believed to have been arrested on suspicion of incitement to commit racial hatred."
The documentary, screened in July, featured covertly-filmed footage showing BNP activists allegedly confessing to race-hate crimes and party leader Mr Griffin condemning Islam as a "vicious, wicked faith".
Twelve people have been arrested in connection with the programme.
(Filed: 14/12/2004)
Nick Griffin, the leader of the British National Party, has been released on bail after his arrest in connection with an investigation into inciting racial hatred.
It follows a television documentary exposing the extent of alleged racism in the organisation.
Nick Griffin
Earlier it was revealed that the party's founding chairman John Tyndall had been held on Sunday.
The 70-year-old from Brighton was arrested on suspicion of the same offence following a speech he made in Burnley in March, a BNP spokesman said.
Parts of the speech were covertly filmed and shown in a BBC programme.
West Yorkshire Police said that as part of the same investigation three Bradford men, aged 29, 33 and 23, have been charged with racially aggravated intentional harassment.
The three men will appear at Leeds Magistrates' Court on Thursday.
Mr Griffin, 45, was arrested by West Yorkshire Police on suspicion of incitement to commit racial hatred as part of an investigation into the BBC programme Secret Agent.
Father-of-four Mr Griffin has been chairman of the BNP since 1999.
A BNP spokesman said: "At 0700 four non-uniformed police officers awoke the Griffin household from their sleep at their family farmhouse in mid-Wales.
"He is believed to have been arrested on suspicion of incitement to commit racial hatred."
The documentary, screened in July, featured covertly-filmed footage showing BNP activists allegedly confessing to race-hate crimes and party leader Mr Griffin condemning Islam as a "vicious, wicked faith".
Twelve people have been arrested in connection with the programme.