Leader of UK far-right group charged with encouraging murder

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British police say the leader of a banned neo-Nazi group has been charged with encouraging

Greater Manchester Police say 31-year-old Christopher Lythgoe and five other men were charged under the Act with belonging to a proscribed organization. Lythgoe also faces a charge of encouragement to commit


The six men were among 11 people arrested across the on September 27 in a sweep by counterterrorism detectives.

They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' in tomorrow.

The banned National Action last year, describing it as a "virulently racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic" neo-Nazi group.

The group last year praised Thomas Mair, a far-right extremist who murdered Labour Party lawmaker Jo Cox.

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First Published: Thu, October 26 2017. 21:48 IST