Police Protect Nazis

On August 11th/12th, the British National Party (BNP) held its 2nd annual Red White and Blue Festival on a farm near BNP Fuhrer Nick Griffin’s home in Mid-Wales. In response the Anti Nazi League (ANL) planned a counter event.

The police immediately served a banning order on the ANL covering a radius of 15 miles around the festival site. Police reinforcements were brought in to control any counter-demonstrations, using roadblocks, video surveillance units, mounted police, dogs and about 200 riot cops.

On the Friday night an ANL organiser was arrested for painting NAZI SCUM on the road leading to the festival and detained for 14 hours. During the day of the demonstration 15 people were arrested for obstruction and possession of drugs. They were held for 5 hours and later released without charge.