Colin Jordan, head of the tiny British National Socialist party, — which has about 40 members — and Peter Pollard, one of his youthful followers, were ordered today to stand trial on charges of violating the British Race Relations Act.
Trial was ordered by a Plymouth court after a hearing on charges of involvement in a conspiracy to stir up hatred against Jews and colored immigrants. They will be tried on charges of distributing insulting written matter “likely and intended to stir up hatred against a section of the public in Great Britain distinguished by color or race.”
The two British Nazis were bound over for trial at the next Devon Azzizes opening in Exeter on January 12. They were allowed to post bail of 50 pounds ($140) each.
The Plymouth court heard evidence that Pollard received the material from Jordan’s headquarters and that he affixed hate stickers on a Plymouth synagogue and on a public house. He also was accused of painting swastikas with the words “Jews Get Out” on various walls. He was quoted as telling police that “Hitler’s idea was best” and that the British Nazi movement would continue its work until “all Jews were exterminated.”
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