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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lizzie Dearden

Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, solicitor-general says as neo-Nazi cases rise

Lincolnshire Police

Far-right extremists and jihadists must be punished equally, the solicitor-general has said following a rise in terror cases involving neo-Nazis.

Government minister Alex Chalk QC made the comments after the Court of Appeal overturned an “unduly lenient” sentence for a neo-Nazi who had been spared prison and ordered to read Jane Austen.

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