EDL gang jailed after East Lancashire ‘mob protest’
An English Defence League mob which descended on an East Lancashire town for a flash mob protest have been branded “a pack of wild animals”. Five of the gang have today been jailed for their parts in the brawl.
One Asian teenager was punched and kicked during the disturbance last July and another Asian man was run over as around 25 EDL supporters rolled into Brierfield last July.
Ringleader Bernard Holmes has been jailed for 18 months for his role in co-ordinating the protest, which ended when a rival gang of Asian youths confronted the mob in the Castle Street area of the town.
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Passing sentence Judge Norman Wright said freedom of speech was something enjoyed by everyone in the UK, no matter how repugnant the views expressed may be. But the judge, sitting at Preston Crown Court, said the events of that day saw “middle-aged men running around like a pack of animals”.
Earlier that day protests had taken place in Accrington and Clitheroe, and outside the home of MEP Sajjad Karim at Simonstone, who said his wife and daughter were left “terrified” by the ordeal.
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Shafique
