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Conviction of Supremacists gets MacIntyre Response

Following November 4th`s conviction of five white supremecists who have been sentenced to 15 years in prison for producing and distributing race-hate material, Donal MacIntyre made a responsive statement. The investigative journalist and filmmaker thanked the Police and their work in continuing the prosecution of these five men following raids in various cities in England.

MacIntyre was instrumental in the conviction of 3 members of Combat 18 in 2001, following his investigation of the Chelsea Headhunters - a result of the 1999 `MacIntyre Undercover` series. Earlier this year he was attacked whilst jogging, in an incident related to the same investigation by someone associated with the football hooligans and remains a constant target. His security is under ongoing review by the Metropolitan Police.

The five, all members of the extreme right-wing Racial Volunteer Force, had pleaded guilty to conspiracy to publish a magazine called `Stormer` with the intention of stirring up racial hatred. It included a step by step guide to making a nailbomb and a petrol bomb. Max Hill, prosecuting, said that the RVF evolved from the violent Combat 18 group of racists and three editions of Stormer, with pages decorated with swastikas and foul language, were printed up to 2003. The third edition appeared to have been printed in Poland and transported to Britain, said Mr Hill. He described the magazine as `offensive, shocking and explicit`. The organisation had gotten together to publish their hatred of non-whites and articles featured anti-Jewish headlines such as `Roast A Rabbi` and abuse offensive to blacks through the magazine and on the Internet.