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London Police Officer Convicted of Membership in Neo-Nazi Group
Benjamin Hannam, 22, is the first British police officer to be convicted of a terrorism offense, according to the local news media. He joined the neo-Nazi group National Action in 2016 and became a police officer in 2018.
Benjamin Hannam, a probationary officer in the London Metropolitan Police, seen in a still image from a video used as evidence in his trial. He was convicted on Thursday of being a member of a banned neo-Nazi group. Credit.Metropolitan Police Service
April 1, 2021
LONDON An officer in London’s main police force was convicted on Thursday of being a member of a banned neo-Nazi group, the police said. The conviction was the first time a British police officer had been convicted of a terrorism offense, the BBC and other British news organizations reported.
Neo-Nazi police officer Benjamin Hannam (Metropolitan Police)
A neo-Nazi recruiter who became a Metropolitan police officer is facing jail after he was convicted of being a member of a banned terrorist organisation.
Benjamin Hannam, 22, from Edmonton in north London is believed to be the first British police officer ever convicted of a terror offence.
He was also was found guilty of two counts of fraud for lying on his Met Police application and having terror documents detailing knife combat and explosive devices.
After the police constable’s arrest in March last year, detectives found an image on his iPhone showing him in police uniform with a Hitler-style moustache superimposed on his face and a Nazi badge on his lapel.