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New European
23-05-2025
- Politics
- New European
The rise of British Nazis
There is no single reason someone becomes an extremist – inequality, lack of economic opportunity, the dizzying pace of technological change, social atomisation and fragmentation, and cultural ennui can all push people to seek belonging, meaning and purpose on the far right. But our knowledge of history and the language used by prominent people can also be an influence. Last Wednesday, three British neo-Nazis were convicted of planning to carry out a terrorist attack at mosques or synagogues as part of a 'race war' – yet more evidence of a growing UK terror threat from far right extremists. If you missed the story, it may have been because you were distracted by rising temperatures in the country's ongoing and increasingly feretic debate on migration. The verdicts came two days after prime minister Keir Starmer warned of Britain becoming 'an island of strangers' if our immigration system was not reformed. Home Office data shows a steady increase since 2020 of UK prisoners in serving sentences for right wing terrorism offences. In the last 12 months, Tobias Gleed received five-and-a-half years for possessing and distributing terrorist material, while Gabriel Budasz got an extended sentence of 12 years' imprisonment for extreme right wing material. Colin McNeil, who operated two websites that spread far-right propaganda and encouraged terrorism which featured documents, images and videos glorifying Hitler, the Nazis and Neo-Nazis, got seven years. His sites were cited as inspiration for Payton Gendron, who went on to murder 10 people in a mass shooting at a grocery shop in Buffalo in 2022. Suggested Reading London's visionaries and fascists Andy Owen The three individuals now waiting to receive substantial jail terms when they are sentenced in July – Brogan Stewart, Marco Pitzettu, and Christopher Ringrose – were part of an online group that 'idolised the Nazi regime'. They were convicted of planning an act of terrorism, as well as multiple terrorism and firearms offences (Ringrose was also charged with manufacturing a component for a 3D-printed firearm). The trio used a Telegram group called Einsatz 14, on which they discussed executing Rishi Sunak and torturing imams. The number 14 is used by white supremacists as a reference to the so-called '14 Words': 'We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children.' This slogan was coined by David Lane, a member of a US white supremacist called The Order, who were responsible for the 1984 assassination of Jewish radio host Alan Berg in Denver, Colorado. Lane died in prison in 2007, but remains an important ideologue of contemporary white supremacy. Einsatz can be translated as 'mission' or 'commitment'; it is possible that the British group – none of whom exhibited notably high intelligence or deep historical knowledge at trial – used this German word and a significant right wing symbolic number without realising there was a real Einsatz 14. The Einsatzgruppen were paramilitary Nazi death squads used to conduct mass murder in Poland, before being employed in the Soviet Union and elsewhere in eastern Europe. Einsatzgruppe H was a special task force created as part of the deport the German suppression of the Slovak National Uprising. Einsatzkommando 14 or 'Einsatz 14', was one of its units which committed the two of the largest massacres in the history of Slovakia, at Kremnička and Nemecká, killing almost 2000 people connected to the uprising as well as Jews and Romani, including children. Despite attempts by far right parties in Slovenia to recast the uprising as a communist effort to suppress a nationalistic government, Einsatzkommando 14, were a murderous occupying force upholding a puppet regime and an active participant in genocide, who tried to hide their war crimes through the burning of corpses in lime kilns. Even decades after their unspeakable crimes, it is hard to understand the attraction that vile murderers like these have for extremists who like to believe they are in some way defending Britain. Arguably our finest hour was when Churchill refused to make peace with a seemingly unstoppable Germany, whose blitzkrieg across western Europe had taken it to within 33 miles of silver sea from the English coast. It is bizarrely ironic that so-called British patriots idolise the enemy who their own country was engaged with at this precarious point. As Britain stood defiantly alone, between 1940 and 1941, the government monitored the morale of the people and emphasised that the decision to fight on was one of principle, not just expediency. Britain was not only refusing subservience to a foreign power but was specifically refusing Nazi control. The government highlighted the national traits that made Britons the opposite of Nazis. It is sometimes easier to define yourself in opposition to what you are not. Britain fought to protect the ideal of national self-determination for all nations (as it does in support of Ukraine now). It fought as a democracy to protect democratic and communitarian values not just of our own country but for all Europe. Instead of sympathising with Hitler's ideas on racial purity, Britain fought as an asylum for oppressed racial minorities fleeing Europe across the channel by any means they could, and as a defender of equal civil rights for all citizens. The very notion of fascism on these shores seemed to have been vanquish forever. Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists had had their moment in the 1930s, when they claimed a membership of 50,000, held showy rallies and won the support of the Daily Mail's owner, Lord Rothermere. But Mosley was interned soon after the start of the war and even when released, his apologies for Hitler made him a marginal figure. By the time of Enoch Powell's notorious 'Rivers of Blood' speech in 1968, however, right wing politicians had begun to appeal to the spirit of 1940 in anti-immigrant campaigns. In the aftermath of Starmer's 'island of strangers' speech he was accused of using a near-echo of words used by Powell. Powell spoke of Britons who 'found themselves made strangers in their own country'. The main focus of his speech was the introduction of the Race Relations Act which he strongly objected to. The Act prohibited discrimination on the grounds of race in certain areas of British life, particularly housing. An uncomfortable and less reported fact is that three days after the speech, as the bill was being debated, 1,000 dockers marched on Westminster in support of Powell. Other mass demonstrations of working-class support, much of it from trade unionists followed. A Gallup poll showed that 74% of those asked agreed with his speech. Powell claimed his speech was 'going to go up 'fizz' like a rocket; but whereas all rockets fall to the earth, this one is going to stay up'. At a time of social and economic upheaval his words had an impact, stirring up an emotional response in many who had genuine grievances with how their society was changing. The National Front (NF) had been founded the year before in 1967. It reached the height of its electoral support during the mid-1970s, when it was briefly England's fourth-largest party in terms of vote share, peaking at the 1979 general election with 191,719 votes. It suffered a steep decline throughout the 1980s and 1990s, and saw a faction separate to form the British National Party (BNP), who were initially more focused on marches and rallies, creating the Combat 18 paramilitary—a coded reference to Hitler—to protect its events. Both the NF and the BNP experienced a small increase in popularity at the polls in the 2000s after the massive spike in immigration caused by the Labour government's decision to open the UK's labour market up to the ten new states that joined the EU in 2004. At the time, the UK needed immigration to support a booming economy and believed other member states would adopt similar policies (only Ireland and Sweden did). The increase in popularity was temporary as membership and vote share for both soon declined dramatically, with the BNP further splitting into groups including Britain First and National Action, and the English Defence League (EDL) replaced it as the foremost far right group. One of the main reasons for the drop in popularity was the rise of new, more socially palatable, anti-immigration parties. The increased immigration of the 2000s provided an opportunity for the UK Independence Party (UKIP) – previously a single-issue Eurosceptic party – to fuse the separate issues of EU membership and immigration. In 2006, Nigel Farage assumed leadership and the party adopted a wider policy platform capitalising on concerns about rising immigration, suggesting the results of government policy were instead results of EU membership. With UKIP gaining ground, David Cameron's government believed adopting a hardline anti-immigration stance would boost Conservative votes. By 2012, the then home secretary Theresa May believed that the way to cut numbers coming to the UK 'was to create here in Britain a really hostile environment for illegal migration'. The 'hostile environment' strategy came to encapsulate a broader attitude towards migrants in the UK, culminating with the Windrush scandal, when people, particularly those who had immigrated from Caribbean countries in response to UK's call for migrants, were wrongly detained, denied legal rights, threatened with deportation, and in at least 83 cases wrongly deported by the Home Office. The Conservatives seemingly learnt nothing from Windrush. In 2022, then home secretary, Suella Braverman used language commonly used by the far right when she spoke of, 'stopping the invasion on our southern coast.' In 1940 the Dunkirk evacuation was planned from Dover Castle, which then played a key role defending Britain from the Nazis. In 2019, the Neo-Nazis in Britain First started beach patrols in Kent and in 2020, blocked the port of Dover. Later, they launched their own patrol boat, promising to stand firm 'against the unprecedented invasion by economic migrants'. The hostile environment strategy did not prevent significant breakthroughs for UKIP at the 2013 local elections, 2014 European parliamentary elections, and 2015 general election. After the 2016 Brexit referendum, Farage stepped down as leader, later joining the Brexit Party and then Reform. The constant shifting to the right on immigration by the Conservatives did not save them and has legitimised language that would have previously been a sacking offensive (as it was for Powell). Data provided by advocacy group Hope not Hate has tracked a rise in anti-migrant demonstrations over the last few years, most notoriously in the aftermath of the 2024 Southport murders. These riots saw the continuation of a trend of attacking asylum centres, which can be traced back through Britain First's attacks in 2020 on an hotel housing asylum seekers in Bromsgrove, weeks after Farage filmed in the town, as part of his tour of alleged refugee shelters across the country. Farrage now claims to be the real opposition party to Starmer's Labour. Multiple candidates that Reform put forward for local elections in May posted hate, pushed far-right conspiracies and praised extremists, including posts promoting the conspiracy theory that Muslims are seeking to 'supplant the native population' in the UK. In recent days, Farage has been condemned after claiming some asylum seekers coming to the UK on small boats could be 'Iranian terrorists' and again referred to an 'invasion' of immigrants. The rocket Powell fired is still up. Immigration matters to people as much now as it did at Powell's time. The pros and cons need to be evaluated and debated, but we need to do so with responsible language and a historical appreciation of where certain ideologies can end up. The perceived endorsement of anti-immigrant sentiment by politicians – now including the prime minister – has real-world impact. It emboldens those such as Stewart, Pitzettu, and Ringrose instead of setting them up as those we can all define ourselves in opposition to. We should never forget our own history of such opposition to Nazism, an ideology that ends up with bodies in ovens. Our ancestors from throughout the Commonwealth gave their lives so it would remain a stranger to these islands. It is an ideology that is anti-British.
The Irish Sun
14-05-2025
- The Irish Sun
Sick Neo-Nazis who stockpiled over 200 weapons & planned terror attack on mosque facing jail
THREE neo-Nazi extremists who stockpiled more than 200 weapons are facing substantial jail terms for planning a terror attack on a mosque. Christopher Ringrose, Marco Pitzettu and Brogan Stewart hoarded machetes, swords, crossbows and an illegal stun gun believing a race war was imminent. 5 Three neo-Nazi extremists who stockpiled more than 200 weapons are facing substantial jail terms for planning a terror attack Credit: PA 5 Brogan Stewart was discovered to have a Nazi flag hanging in his bedroom Credit: PA 5 Marco Pitzettu, a mechanic, shared videos of the 2019 mosque massacres in New Zealand Credit: PA Ringrose also 3D-printed most components of an assault rifle, which only needed a barrel and firing pin to complete. Their nine-week trial heard the group idolised The three, who are understood to have never met in person before their arrests, discussed attacking the al-Amin Islamic educational centre in Leeds. They communicated on the encrypted app Telegram under the name Einsatz 14 — a reference to Nazi death squads. READ MORE ON TERRORISM The men were arrested in February 2024 as the security services believed an attack was imminent after undercover cops infiltrated their group. Sheffield crown court heard jobless Stewart, 25, lived with his mum in Tingley, West Yorks, and had a Nazi flag hanging in his bedroom. He recruited Ringrose, 34, of Cannock, Staffs, and Pitzettu, 25, from Mickleover, Derby. Married Ringrose, boss at a car parts supplier, posted a photo of his one-year-old son in a Nazi skull mask. Most read in The Sun Pitzettu, a mechanic, shared videos of the 2019 mosque massacres in New Zealand. Days before their arrest, in a group call, they discussed seeking 'human targets' near the Islamic centre. Stewart told them to 'do whatever we do then back at mine for tea and medals and a debrief'. A jury yesterday rejected claims they were fantasists and found the three men guilty of multiple terrorism offences. They are in custody to be sentenced in July and judge Mrs Justice Cutts told them: 'You must all expect substantial custodial sentences.' Det Chief Supt James Dunkerley said the men had taken 'real world steps to plan and prepare for carrying out an attack on innocent citizens'. 5 Christopher Ringrose 3D-printed most components of an assault rifle Credit: PA 5 The thugs also had crossbows Credit: PA
The Journal
14-05-2025
- The Journal
Three Nazi-worshipping extremists found guilty of planning attacks on mosques and synagogues in UK
THREE NAZI-WORSHIPPING EXTREMISTS who believed a race war was imminent in the United Kingdom have been found guilty of planning terrorist attacks on mosques and synagogues. A jury at Sheffield Crown Court heard how Christopher Ringrose, 34, Marco Pitzettu, 25, and Brogan Stewart, 25, were preparing to use the more than 200 weapons they had amassed, including machetes, swords, crossbows and an illegal stun gun. Ringrose had also 3D-printed most of the components of a semi-automatic firearm at the time of his arrest and was trying to get the remaining parts. The trio, who are not believed to have met in the real world before they appeared together in the dock of a court, were arrested when security services believed an attack was imminent after undercover officers infiltrated their online group, the court heard. A nine-week-long trial heard how the group idolised Adolf Hitler and the Nazis, shared racist slurs and glorified mass murderers. Brogan Stewart PA PA Today, a jury rejected claims the defendants were fantasists with no intention of carrying out their threats and found the three men guilty of a charge of preparing acts of terrorism and charges of collecting information likely to be useful to a person preparing or committing an act of terrorism. Ringrose was also convicted of manufacturing a prohibited weapon. Pitzettu pleaded guilty to obtaining an illegal stun gun at a previous hearing. The defendants will be sentenced on 17 July. Christopher Ringrose PA PA The judge, Justice Cutts, told them: 'You must all expect substantial custodial sentences'. Opening the trial in March, Jonathan Sandiford KC, prosecuting, said: 'The prosecution say that these three defendants were right-wing extremists who regarded themselves as National Socialists, or Nazis, and they supported the National Socialist movement in the UK, such as it is or indeed was.' He said the defendants followed a cause which embraced an admiration for Adolf Hitler, white supremacy, a 'hatred towards black and other non-white races', and glorification and admiration for mass killers who have targeted the black and Muslim community. He told the jury of seven men and five women that the trio all held a 'belief that there must soon be a race war between the white and other races'. Marco Pitzettu PA PA The prosecutor told the jury that the defendants formed a group called Einsatz 14 in January 2024, with 'like-minded extremists' who wanted to 'go to war for their chosen cause'. Advertisement He said Stewart told the group: 'Hitler did more for his people than any politician. And for Britain to have a p*** and zionist in charge of the country is absolutely outrageous.' Sandiford said this last comment was a reference to the then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who has Pakistani ancestry. The jury was also shown a short video Stewart posted of himself wearing a German army helmet, a Nazi armband and a skull face covering. Sandiford explained how Stewart discussed torturing a Muslim leader using his 'information extraction kit' with an undercover officer. Brogan Stewart's crossbow PA PA He explained how Stewart set up a group called Einsatz 14 with him as 'Fuhrer' and an undercover officer called Blackheart as the 'Obergruppenfuhrer', which the other two defendants also joined. He said that when Blackheart asked him about the group's ideology, Stewart replied: 'Personally, I've taken inspiration from the SS', and added: 'I also hope that we can extort political rivals and potentially plan operations to meet migrants landing on our beaches and deal with them. 'As the race war comes to unfold I'd expect members to stand by, wait for orders and deploy to combat our…' The court heard that Stewart sent the officer a list of 'standard uniform' for Einsatz 14 which included a Black SS helmet, 'mask, balaclava, skull face mask or anything to hide identity' as well as a Swastika armband, although the defendant said this was 'Not a given. It must be earned'. Brogan Stewart's tomahawk PA PA Sandiford said potential recruits were sent a vetting form with questions such as: 'What is your opinion on the historic paramilitary force, the SS?' and 'Out of so many different options, who would you say you hold most of your hatred for – kikes, n******, shitskins, fags etc and why'. He told the court that Stewart developed a mission statement for the group which said its 'basic duties' included to 'target mosques, Islamic education centres and other similar locations'. Sandiford told the jury the group discussed potential targets at the end of January 2024. He told the court Stewart sent Blackheart details of the Islamic Education Centre on Mexborough Road in Leeds, including a Google Maps image. The officer asked Stewart for more detailed information about the plan and he replied that they could smash windows or ambush someone, the court heard. According to Sandiford, Stewart said: 'It depends how far we are willing to go. It could be a beating with batons and bats or something more serious.' Bethan David, Head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Counter Terrorism Division, said: 'These extremists were plotting violent acts of terrorism against synagogues, mosques and an Islamic Education Centre. By their own admission, they were inspired by SS tactics and supremacist ideology. 'Had Christopher Ringrose managed to completely finish building the 3D-printed semi-automatic firearm that he had started to, it could have been used leading to devastating consequences.'
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Yahoo
Nazi-worshipping trio's cache of swords and crossbows uncovered
A trio of Nazi-obsessed fanatics amassed a cache of swords, crossbows and a 3D-printed semi-automatic firearm in preparation for an attack on a mosque or a synagogue. Right-wing extremists Christopher Ringrose, 34, Marco Pitzettu, 25, and Brogan Stewart, 25, were found guilty of terrorism offences at Sheffield Crown Court on Wednesday. The men, who were part of a militant online group, claimed they were merely fantasists who never intended to carry out an attack. Credit: Counter Terrorism Policing North East However, the jury rejected their claims, and anti-terrorism detectives believe that if they had not been arrested, they would have carried out a mass casualty attack. A nine-week-long trial heard how the group, which had been infiltrated by undercover officers, idolised Hitler and the Nazis, shared racist slurs and glorified mass murderers. Ringrose had also 3D-printed most of the components of a semi-automatic firearm at the time of his arrest and was trying to get the remaining parts. Jurors were shown a video of a police firearms expert testing a completed version of the weapon to show it would have been viable. Opening the trial in March, Jonathan Sandiford KC, prosecuting, said: 'The prosecution say that these three defendants were Right-wing extremists who regarded themselves as National Socialists, or Nazis, and they supported the National Socialist movement in the UK, such as it is or indeed was.' He said the defendants followed a cause that embraced an admiration for Hitler, white supremacy, a 'hatred towards black and other non-white races', and glorification and admiration for mass killers who have targeted the black and Muslim community. The prosecutor told the jury that the defendants formed a group called Einsatz 14 in January 2024, with 'like-minded extremists' who wanted to 'go to war for their chosen cause'. He told the jury of seven men and five women that the men all held a 'belief that there must soon be a race war between the white and other races'. Credit: Counter Terrorism Policing North East Mr Sandiford said an undercover officer called Blackheart was also part of Einsatz 14 and was referred to as the 'Obergruppenführer'. Stewart developed a mission statement for the group that said its 'basic duties' were to 'target mosques, Islamic education centres and other similar locations'. The court heard the group discussed potential targets at the end of January 2024. The court heard Stewart sent Blackheart details of the Islamic education centre on Mexborough Road in Leeds, including a Google Maps image. Det Ch Supt James Dunkerley, head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, said the men had collected more than 200 weapons, including knives, swords, body armour and a stun gun. But he said that 'most concerning' was the fact they tried to acquire a gun and this led them to build a 3D-printed firearm. The officer said: 'We saw this building of a firearm, and we saw them then changing their conversation and an up-tick in their hatred and looking to identify a real-world target, which could have been talk of a synagogue, an Islamic institution, a mosque, education... 'When we saw that up-tick changing, and they were looking to come out into the real world, that's when we took the action to arrest them.' Mr Dunkerley said: 'That was a tipping point for us. The protection of the public was absolutely paramount, and this wasn't some fantasy.' He added: 'If they took that 3D-printed firearm onto the streets and discharged it, it would kill somebody.' Bethan David, head of the Crown Prosecution Service's Counter Terrorism Division, said: 'These extremists were plotting violent acts of terrorism against synagogues, mosques and an Islamic education centre. By their own admission, they were inspired by SS tactics and supremacist ideology. 'Had Christopher Ringrose managed to completely finish building the 3D-printed semi-automatic firearm that he had started, it could have been used, leading to devastating consequences.' Ringrose, of Cannock, Staffordshire; Pitzettu, of Mickleover, Derbyshire; and Stewart, of Tingley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, were all found guilty of preparing acts of terrorism and charges of collecting information likely to be useful to a person preparing or committing an act of terrorism. Ringrose was also convicted of manufacturing a prohibited weapon, while Pitzettu pleaded guilty to obtaining an illegal stun gun at a previous hearing. The defendants will be sentenced on July 17. Broaden your horizons with award-winning British journalism. Try The Telegraph free for 1 month with unlimited access to our award-winning website, exclusive app, money-saving offers and more.
Metro
14-05-2025
- Metro
Neo-Nazi extremists built 3D-printed gun while plotting 'real-world attack'
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Three Nazi-adoring right-wing extremists would have attacked a mosque, synagogue or other place of worship with potentially deadly consequences if they had not been arrested, a senior anti-terrorism detective has said. Christopher Ringrose, 34, Marco Pitzettu, 25 and Brogan Stewart, 25, were convicted at Sheffield Crown Court of planning terror attacks. They will be sentenced on July 17. Jurors heard they were preparing to use the more than 200 weapons they had amassed, including machetes, swords, crossbows and an illegal stun gun. Ringrose had also 3D-printed most of the components of a semi-automatic firearm at the time of his arrest and was trying to get the remaining parts. The trio, who are not believed to have met in the real world before they appeared together in the dock of a court, were arrested when security services believed an attack was imminent after undercover officers infiltrated their online group, the court heard. Head of Counter Terrorism Policing North East, Detective Chief Superintendent James Dunkerley, warned that their plans were not some 'fantasy' and they were 'prepping for a real-world attack'. He said that 'most concerning' was that they tried to acquire a gun and this led them to build a 3D printed firearm. The officer said: 'We saw this building of a firearm, and we saw them then changing their conversation and an uptick in their hatred and looking to identify a real-world target, which could have been talk of a synagogue, an Islamic institution, a mosque, education… 'When we saw that uptick changing, and they were looking to come out into the real world, that's when we took the action to arrest them.' Mr Dunkerley added: 'That was a tipping point for us. The protection of the public was absolutely paramount, and this wasn't some fantasy. 'Those views were amplified in that online space, encouraged between them, and they looked then to start what I think was prepping for a real-world attack.' The defendants formed an online group called Einsatz 14 in January 2024, with 'like-minded extremists' who wanted to 'go to war for their chosen cause'. Their nine-week long trial heard how the group idolised Hitler and the Nazis, shared racist slurs and glorified mass murderers. As part of this group, Stewart discussed torturing a Muslim leader using his 'information extraction kit' with an undercover officer in the group. He also told the officer that they needed to establish a 'new einsatzgruppe' – a reference to Hitler's SS death squad. Counter-terrorism police arrested the three in February 2024 after security services believed an attack was imminent. They warned the group could have carried out attacks at places of worship with potentially fatal consequences. They found that the group had amassed over 200 weapons, including body armour, swords, knives and a stun gun. Ringrose had 3D-printed most of the components of a semi-automatic firearm at the time of his arrest and was trying to get the remaining parts, the nine-week long trial heard. It also heard how Stewart set up the group with him as 'Fuhrer' and the undercover officer called Blackheart as the 'Obergruppenfuhrer', which the other two defendants also joined. He sent the officer a 'standard uniform' list which included a Black SS helmet, 'mask, balaclava, skull face mask or anything to hide identity' as well as a Swastika armband, although Stewart said this was 'Not a given. It must be earned'. Recruits were sent questions like: 'What is your opinion on the historic paramilitary force, the SS?' and 'Out of so many different options, who would you say you hold most of your hatred for – kikes, n******, shitskins, fags etc and why'. The trial heard how the group discussed potential targets – including the Islamic Education Centre in Leeds. Jonathan Sandiford KC, prosecuting, said Stewart sent Blackheart details of the centre including a Google Maps image. Stewart said about the plan: 'It depends how far we are willing to go. It could be a beating with batons and bats or something more serious.' Mr Sandiford said: 'These three defendants were right-wing extremists who regarded themselves as National Socialists, or Nazis, and they supported the National Socialist movement in the UK, such as it is or indeed was.' He said they followed a cause which embraced an admiration for Adolf Hitler, white supremacy, a 'hatred towards black and other non-white races', and glorification and admiration for mass killers who have targeted the black and Muslim community. Stewart told the group: 'Hitler did more for his people than any politician. And for Britain to have a p*** and zionist in charge of the country is absolutely outrageous.' More Trending This was in reference to the then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Ringrose, Pitzettu and Stewart were each found guilty today of a charge of preparing acts of terrorism and charges of collecting information likely to be useful to a person preparing or committing an act of terrorism. Ringrose was also convicted of manufacturing a prohibited weapon, while Pitzettu had pleaded guilty to obtaining an illegal stun gun at a previous hearing. Judge, Mrs Justice Cutts, told them: 'You must all expect substantial custodial sentences.' 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