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British prosecutor threatens to start extraditing anti-migrant influencers abroad in crackdown on free speech

August 7, 2024 | | Print Article

The globalist attack on free speech sought a new extreme as a crackdown on protests in the U.K. included extradition threats for those abroad.

“…there is nowhere to hide.”

Years of open border policies coupled with the erosion of rights left the United Kingdom primed for the unrest that swept the British Isles after three young girls were killed in a mass stabbing attack. Now, as nationalist protests appeared to become the focus of crackdowns instead of roving gangs of Muslims said to be attacking random citizens, public officials doubled down on their efforts to stifle dissent.

“The British government is now threatening to EXTRADITE social media influencers abroad that they deem play a role in the riots and charge them with terr*rism,” Swedish journalist Peter Imanuelsen posted on X Tuesday.

Director of Public Prosecutions Stephen Parkinson wasn’t shy about it as he told the BBC offenders “must know that they are not safe and there is nowhere to hide.”

“Some people are abroad. That doesn’t mean they’re safe. We have liaison prosecutors around the globe, who’ve got local links with the local judiciary. We can cooperate with our international partners,” he explained after around 400 people had been arrested domestically and roughly 100 had been charged.

“We would certainly consider extradition if we are satisfied that an offence has been committed,” noted Parkinson. “And if it takes weeks or not months, we will bring them home and they will face justice.”

As had previously been covered, freedom of speech hardly applies to life in the U.K. as complaints over Facebook posts were enough to have the police come and haul a citizen away. Such an instance went viral as an officer was filmed informing a man, “I’m arresting you on suspicion of improper use of the electronic communications network. This is in relation to some comments that you’ve made on a Facebook page.”

“There are sentencing guidelines which indicate that many people who have been caught up in this disorder will face immediate imprisonment. There should be no doubt about that. They are going to prison,” said Parkinson as charges for “inciting racial hatred” included up to seven years in prison.

“We are willing to look at terrorism offences. I’m aware of at least one instance where that is happening,” he divulged. “Where you have organised groups planning activity for the purposes of advancing [an] ideology…planning really, really serious disruption then yes, we will consider terrorism offences.”

Free speech absolutist Elon Musk called out Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s seemingly one-sided stance on the unrest as he insisted, “We will apply criminal law online as well as offline. We will not tolerate attacks on mosques or on Muslim communities.”

In response, the tech entrepreneur posited, “Shouldn’t you be concerned about attacks on *all* communities?”

Focus instead appeared to be on individuals like Tommy Robinson whose journalistic efforts led him to take refuge in Cyprus as the High Court issued a warrant for his arrest after he failed to appear at a contempt of court hearing.

The unanswered question about the extent of efforts to crack down on those alleged to be fomenting unrest remained, “You mean citizens from other countries that are not beholden to any of their laws? Or citizens that are abroad that are not beholden to their laws because they’re doing whatever they’re doing in a sovereign jurisdiction?”

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