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Paul Golding, leader of Britain First, arrested by anti-terror police: Report

Paul Golding, leader of Britain First, arrested by anti-terror police: Report

Britain First leader Paul Golding

Golding was returning from a trip to the Russian parliament in Moscow when he was stopped at the Heathrow airport in October. Officers from the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command picked him up and he is now charged withrefusing to complywith a duty under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act.

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The 38-year-old reportedly refused to provide pin codes for many of his electronic devices and was charged by postal requisition. He is to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on February 27, said a spokesperson from the Metropolitan Police.

Golding stated that he wasnot a terrorist, adding that the charges were “an abuse of legislation.”

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2017 was the year that put Britain First on the headlines, after President Donald Trump retweeted anti-Muslim messages sent by the party’s then deputy leader, Jayda Fransen, prompting international condemnation.

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