Personnel suspected of being part of National Action, which was proscribed as a terrorist organisation in DecemberFive serving members of the British army have been arrested on suspicion of being members of the recently banned neo-Nazi group National Action. An army spokeswoman confirmed to the Guardian that serving members were among those arrested. The police force said the men had been arrested on suspicion of offences under the Terrorism Act 2000, namely being members of a proscribed organisation, National Action. National Action, an antisemitic, white supremacist group, was banned as a terrorist organisation in December by the home secretary. “So today I am taking action to proscribe the neo-Nazi group National Action.

Source: The Guardian September 05, 2017 09:50 UTC