mkrishnan
Jul 11, 2009, 12:14 PM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/north_yorkshire/8144366.stm
Two men have been jailed after becoming the first in the UK to be convicted of inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.
Simon Sheppard, 51, of Selby in North Yorkshire, received four years and 10 months, and Stephen Whittle, 42, of Preston, two years and four months.
The men printed leaflets and controlled US websites featuring racist material.
They fled to the US after being convicted at Leeds Crown Court last year, but failed in an asylum bid.
Interesting case... particularly, it addresses international hate speech, as the US was involved not only in assessing asylum but also in that the websites were hosted here.
Two men have been jailed after becoming the first in the UK to be convicted of inciting racial hatred via a foreign website.
Simon Sheppard, 51, of Selby in North Yorkshire, received four years and 10 months, and Stephen Whittle, 42, of Preston, two years and four months.
The men printed leaflets and controlled US websites featuring racist material.
They fled to the US after being convicted at Leeds Crown Court last year, but failed in an asylum bid.
Interesting case... particularly, it addresses international hate speech, as the US was involved not only in assessing asylum but also in that the websites were hosted here.
