{"id":2951,"date":"2025-12-22T17:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=2951"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:42:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T17:42:01","slug":"former-bnp-leader-nick-griffin-in-court-over-racist-cartoon-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badvibes.live\/?p=2951","title":{"rendered":"Former BNP leader Nick Griffin in court over \u2018racist\u2019 cartoon post"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0Griffin led the BNP until 2014 and was also an MEP for many years (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The former leader of the far-right\u00a0British National Party<\/a>\u00a0has appeared in court over a cartoon he shared online.<\/p>\n

Nick Griffin, 66, is accused of stirring up racial hatred by making a \u2018threatening, abusive or insulting\u2019 post.<\/p>\n

The cartoon was said to feature imagery including a giant\u00a0spider<\/a>\u00a0with a Star of David on its head.<\/p>\n

Griffin, who is being privately prosecuted by the Campaign Against\u00a0Antisemitism<\/a>, also faces a second count of stirring up racial hatred.<\/p>\n

A provisional trial date has been set for May 2027, but a hearing was held today in relation to whether his lawyers can apply to dismiss the case.<\/p>\n

Appearing via video-link at Southwark Crown Court on Monday, Griffin was told his team could make such an application at a hearing in April 2026.<\/p>\n

Judge Christopher Hehir ordered the 66-year-old, of Welshpool, central\u00a0Wales<\/a>, to return to court on that date.<\/p>\n

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