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| Admiral Duncan bombing ‘glorified’
in race-hate rag |
Court hears how racist magazine
gave instructions on bomb-making
THE sickening deadly bombing of Soho’s popular gay venue –
the Admiral Duncan pub – was glorified in an issue of an ultra-right
wing magazine, a court heard this week.
Crazed homophobic killer David Copeland – now serving life
in prison – brought death and destruction to the West End in
1999. He planted a nail bomb in the bar. Three people died and scores
were seriously injured.
Copeland’s attack, and a second bomb outrage to target black
shoppers in Brixton, was a special event featured in Stormer, a
race hate magazine produced by the Racial Volunteer Force, said
prosecutor Max Hill at the Old Bailey.
Six members of the extreme RVF group were yesterday (Thursday) awaiting
sentence following a series of court hearings in the wake of a £1
million police investigation. Five of them admitted that between
2003 and 2004 they conspired to publish Stormer magazine.
The Copeland article was entitled ‘How to Build a Dave Copeland
Special’ and gave details of constructing a bomb.
Judge Jeremy Roberts, QC, adjourned sentence until November 3 and
commented on some of the literature. “It’s come pretty
close to incitement to murder,” he said.
Police in London, Greater Manchester, Surrey, Lincolnshire and Bedfordshire
were involved in the raids.
More than 4,000 documents were seized and investigators travelled
to Poland where issues of the magazines were published. The RVF
is a splinter group of the neo-Nazi Combat 18 organisation. Stormer
targeted Jewish, Muslim and black groups in a “shocking and
offensive way,” said prosecutor Max Hill.
Headlines such as ‘Roast a Rabbi,’ and a feature on bomb
making which hailed twisted mass killer Copelan were particularly
harmful.
Steven Bostock, 27, of Westmorland Road, Urmston, Manchester, Michael
Denis, 31, of Ashdown Way, Tooting, south London, Nigel Piggins,
39, of Haltemprice Street, Hull, Jonathan Hill, 34, of South Croft,
Oldham, Mark Atkinson, 39, The Roundway, Egham, Surrey, were involved
in compiling, editing or distributing Stormer, which ran for just
three editions.
Kevin Quinn, 40, of Ouseland Road, Bedford, a British Nazi supporter,
admitted possession of a booklet, The Longest Hatred. |
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