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EDL's Kevin Carroll arrested over race hate crime | EDL's Kevin Carroll arrested over race hate crime |
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A leader of the English Defence League and chairman of the British Freedom Party has been arrested and bailed on suspicion of a race hate crime. | |
Kevin Carroll was arrested in Luton on Saturday by officers investigating a message he is suspected of posting on the social networking site Facebook. | |
The message allegedly incited racial hatred. | The message allegedly incited racial hatred. |
In November Mr Carroll unsuccessfully stood for election as the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner. | In November Mr Carroll unsuccessfully stood for election as the Bedfordshire Police and Crime Commissioner. |
A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said: "A 43-year-old was arrested on Saturday morning on suspicion of displaying threatening, abusive or insulting written material with intent to cause racial hatred." | A spokesman for Bedfordshire Police said: "A 43-year-old was arrested on Saturday morning on suspicion of displaying threatening, abusive or insulting written material with intent to cause racial hatred." |
Peter Mullins, founder of the British Freedom Party, which Mr Carroll represented in last year's election, said his arrest was "heavy-handed" and "an absolute disgrace". |
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