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127. ***.[4]
I. There is no process in place to monitor those 'G***' individuals who have travelled overseas for Extreme Right-Wing Terrorism-related purposes and have returned to the UK—there is a strong possibility that these returning foreign fighters, some of whom may have fought ***, will have been further radicalised *** and developed connections with others who share their Extreme Right-Wing ideology.
ERWT support from other nation states: Russia
128. Russia has a longstanding history of using proxy actors to exert political influence and cause social unrest, and it is highly likely that it perceives exerting influence via Far-Right groups as an effective way to exacerbate tensions in the West. MI5 advises that:
Links between the Russian state and Right Wing Extremists ***. JSTAT [the Joint State Threat Assessment Team][5] assesses that Russia *** Extreme Right-Wing groups *** *** several of these groups have pro-Russia sympathies. It is likely some UK-based individuals and groups with Extreme Right Wing views may ***.[6]
129. There is some, limited, evidence to suggest that there is Russian state support for some Far-Right/XRW groups in the UK, ***.[7] It is likely that this is a bid to fuel divisions and increase socio-political discord generally. In October 2019, three members of Britain First were detained by the police at Heathrow on their return from a working trip to Moscow. Whilst in Russia, they had met with Russian parliamentarians and the Britain First leader, Paul Golding, gave an interview on state-owned TV channel Rossiya 24. Paul Golding refused to give the police the pin codes for a number of his electronic devices,[8] and was subsequently charged and convicted of refusing to comply with a duty under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.[9]
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- ↑ The Joint State Threat Assessment Team (JSTAT) is a cross-departmental assessment organisation that provides analysis on state threats to the UK and UK interests. JSTAT assesses the national security threat imposed by activities such as espionage, assassination, interference in the UK's democracy, threats to the UK's security and the UK's people and assets overseas.
- ↑ ISC Right-Wing Terrorism inquiry - Written evidence, MI5, 31 January 2020.
- ↑ Britain First is a Far Right political party formed in 2011 by former members of the British National Party (BNP). The organisation's current leader is former BNP Councillor, Paul Golding.
- ↑ BBC News, 21 February 2020.
- ↑ Schedule 7 allows police to interrogate, search and detain an individual for up to six hours at a port in the UK. Its purpose is to determine whether an individual is involved in the commission, preparation or instigation of an act of terrorism.
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