Seven followers of fascist leader Sir Oswald Mosley were found guilty today of disorderly conduct in singing Nazi songs at a recent demonstration in London’s famous Piccadilly Circus and shouting such anti-Semitic slogan as: “Down with the Yids.”
Sir Laurence Dunne, the presiding magistrate, fined two of the accused five and two pounds, respectively, and suspended sentence on the remaining five. He declared, however, that he did not consider the incident as particularly grave, stressing that British citizens were at liberty to give expression to their political credo provided demonstrators did not exceed the limits of the law.
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