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| National Action trial: Three guilty of neo-Nazi group membership | National Action trial: Three guilty of neo-Nazi group membership |
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| A couple who named their baby after Adolf Hitler have been found guilty of being members of a banned terrorist group. | A couple who named their baby after Adolf Hitler have been found guilty of being members of a banned terrorist group. |
| Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, from Banbury, along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, from Leicester, were convicted of being in National Action. | Adam Thomas, 22, and Claudia Patatas, 38, from Banbury, along with Daniel Bogunovic, 27, from Leicester, were convicted of being in National Action. |
| Birmingham Crown Court heard the couple gave their child the middle name Adolf in honour of the Nazi leader. | Birmingham Crown Court heard the couple gave their child the middle name Adolf in honour of the Nazi leader. |
| Jurors saw images of Thomas in Ku Klux Klan robes while cradling his baby. | Jurors saw images of Thomas in Ku Klux Klan robes while cradling his baby. |
| The Neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action, founded in 2013, was outlawed under anti-terror legislation three years later after it celebrated the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. | The Neo-Nazi terrorist group National Action, founded in 2013, was outlawed under anti-terror legislation three years later after it celebrated the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox. |
| 'White supremacy' | 'White supremacy' |
| Prosecutors said the Midlands chapter of the group "shed one skin for another" and "rebranded" after being banned. | Prosecutors said the Midlands chapter of the group "shed one skin for another" and "rebranded" after being banned. |
| They said the case was about "a specific type of terror... born out of fanatical and tribal belief in white supremacy". | They said the case was about "a specific type of terror... born out of fanatical and tribal belief in white supremacy". |
| Thomas told the court that the pictures showing him wearing KKK clothing were "just play", but he admitted being a racist. | Thomas told the court that the pictures showing him wearing KKK clothing were "just play", but he admitted being a racist. |
| Thomas was also found guilty of having a copy of terrorist manual the Anarchist Cookbook. | Thomas was also found guilty of having a copy of terrorist manual the Anarchist Cookbook. |
| Thomas and Patatas had two machetes, one with a serrated 18in (46cm) blade, in the bedroom where their baby son slept. | Thomas and Patatas had two machetes, one with a serrated 18in (46cm) blade, in the bedroom where their baby son slept. |
| A police search of their home in January also found one of two crossbows just a few feet from the baby's crib, the jury was told. | A police search of their home in January also found one of two crossbows just a few feet from the baby's crib, the jury was told. |
| Also found was a pastry cutter shaped like a swastika in a kitchen drawer, as well as pendants, flags and clothing emblazoned with symbols of the Nazi-era SS and National Action. | Also found was a pastry cutter shaped like a swastika in a kitchen drawer, as well as pendants, flags and clothing emblazoned with symbols of the Nazi-era SS and National Action. |
| Barnaby Jameson QC, prosecuting, said a deleted Skype log was recovered from Thomas's laptop. | Barnaby Jameson QC, prosecuting, said a deleted Skype log was recovered from Thomas's laptop. |
| He said the messages sent between two parties spoke of National Action being "destroyed", with its leaders agreeing to disband with "no attempt at revival". | He said the messages sent between two parties spoke of National Action being "destroyed", with its leaders agreeing to disband with "no attempt at revival". |
| National Action | National Action |
| Reading from the log, Mr Jameson said: "But the Midlands branch of NA, which is just 17-20 of us, have decided to ignore this and we've renamed ourselves the Thule Combat League. | Reading from the log, Mr Jameson said: "But the Midlands branch of NA, which is just 17-20 of us, have decided to ignore this and we've renamed ourselves the Thule Combat League. |
| "Traitors. Midlands will continue the fight alone." | "Traitors. Midlands will continue the fight alone." |
| Jurors reached unanimous verdicts after 12 hours of deliberating. The three defendants will be sentenced on 14 December. | Jurors reached unanimous verdicts after 12 hours of deliberating. The three defendants will be sentenced on 14 December. |
| Patatas was given bail, while Thomas and Bogunovic were remanded in custody. | Patatas was given bail, while Thomas and Bogunovic were remanded in custody. |
| Earlier this year Darren Fletcher, 28, from Wolverhampton; Nathan Pryke, 27, from March, Cambridgeshire; and Joel Wilmore, 24, from Stockport; also pleaded guilty to being in National Action. | Earlier this year Darren Fletcher, 28, from Wolverhampton; Nathan Pryke, 27, from March, Cambridgeshire; and Joel Wilmore, 24, from Stockport; also pleaded guilty to being in National Action. |
| Det Ch Supt Matt Ward, from West Midlands Police, said the defendants "were not simply racist fantasists; we now know they were a dangerous, well-structured organisation". | Det Ch Supt Matt Ward, from West Midlands Police, said the defendants "were not simply racist fantasists; we now know they were a dangerous, well-structured organisation". |
| He added: "Their aim was to spread neo-Nazi ideology by provoking a race war in the UK, and they had spent years acquiring the skills to carry this out. | He added: "Their aim was to spread neo-Nazi ideology by provoking a race war in the UK, and they had spent years acquiring the skills to carry this out. |
| "Unchecked, they would have inspired violence and spread hatred and fear across the West Midlands." | "Unchecked, they would have inspired violence and spread hatred and fear across the West Midlands." |
| Home Secretary Sajid Javid said the convictions were a "significant success" for the police. | |
| He said: "We are determined to tackle the threat presented by extreme right-wing terrorism, as we are all forms of terrorism, which is why this government banned National Action in 2016." |