Police close in on race hate duo
POLICE in Hull say they are close to winning an extradition battle to bring two men back from America wanted for distributing racist material.
Simon Sheppard and Stephen Whittle fled the country last summer after been found guilty of numerous race-hate offences.
The trial at Leeds Crown Court came after Sheppard's flat in the Avenues area of the city was raided in 2005.
But now, as a judge is set to sentence them in their absence on Monday, Special Branch officers believe they are closer than ever to getting the pair back into the country to face justice.
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Adil Kahn, head of diversity and community cohesion for Humberside Police, said: "I think it is a question of when not if for their return to the UK.
"This has been a lengthy operation, but will on Monday, if the judge decides to sentence them in their absence, be closer to conclusion.
"The US authorities have been great, but we have had to go through the due process. Sheppard and Whittle will be here to face justice for their victims and for the hard work of all the officers involved in this case."
Sheppard, 51, was found guilty of 16 race hate crimes, 11 in July 2008 and five in January 09. Whittle, 41, was found guilty of five race hate crimes in July 2008.
Sheppard, who boasts on his website about being banned from every library in Hull, was convicted for a series of charges relating to publishing racially inflammatory material, distributing racially inflammatory material or possessing racially inflammatory material with a view to distribution under the Public Order Act 1986.
He had been responsible for a website containing anti-semetic views. He also published and distributed a leaflet likening notorious Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz to a holiday resort.
The investigation began when a complaint about a leaflet called Tales Of The Holohoax was reported to police in 2004 after being pushed through the door of a Blackpool synagogue.
It was traced back to a post office box in Hull registered to Sheppard.
A lengthy police operation took place, with several forces across the country working together.
The pair, who have began calling themselves the Heretical Two, after the racist website Sheppard presided over, disappeared to Ireland, then flew to Los Angeles International Airport and surrendered to officials claiming political asylum.
They are currently being held under the Department of Homeland Security at Santa Ana Jail.
On Tuesday a court hearing took place in the US with Sheppard and Whittle addressing the judge. Her Honour Judge Rose Peters reserved judgement which will be handed down in writing.
Comments
by Igor, Molvania
Friday, May 08 2009, 4:32PM
“"The investigation began when a complaint about a leaflet called Tales Of The Holohoax was reported to police in 2004 after being pushed through the door of a Blackpool synagogue.
It was traced back to a post office box in Hull registered to Sheppard."
I'll bet it was the rabbi who slipped the comic book through the door of his own synagogue as a pretext to go after Sheppard.
"A lengthy police operation took place, with several forces across the country working together."
Nice to know the police don't have anything better to do than set up elaborate operations to go after guys accused of sliding comic books under people's doors.
I wonder if the police would've investigated as rigorously if someone had slipped some of the more anti-Christian, anti-gentile pasages from the Talmud under a church door.”
by Igor, Molvania
Friday, May 08 2009, 4:16PM
“"Sheppard and Whittle will be here to face justice for their victims..."
What "victims"? The only victims in this case are Sheppard and Whittle.”
by Igor, Molvania
Friday, May 08 2009, 4:13PM
“Adil Kahn is Jewish, I take it?”
by Igor, Molvania
Friday, May 08 2009, 3:55PM
“"No-body takes it serious; he's a prat and everybody knows it."
If that's true, why was he put on trial? I say he was put on trial because his opinions are a threat to the establishment, which is hellbent on exterminating the white race. Even if you don't take him seriously, the establishment does.
"...jail life here is nowhere near as cushy as back home."
You speaking from experience?
"I never knew Sideshow Bob was anti-semitic?"
LMAO”
by Markos, UK
Tuesday, April 14 2009, 7:14PM
“The whole episode is a disgrace. In a free society you do not have an overarching right to take offense at words and ideas. Shame on all the bureaucrats who have wasted our money enforcing political correctness.”
by FPW, London
Thursday, April 02 2009, 6:40PM
“JUSTICE 2.4.2009 FPW
WHEVER YOU BE FRIEND OR FOE MATTERS LITTLE
TO SIMON SHEPPARD AND STEPHEN WHITTLE
FOR THEIR AIM IS TOTRUTH¿S QUEST SUSTAIN
SO NONE FEAR TO QUERY THEY WHO BY LIES GAIN
FOR WHICH THEY WERE BY A BIASED COURT TRIED
AND JUDGED GUILTY OF OFFENDING THEIR CRITICISED
WHO DENY ANY QUERY OF THEIR ALLEGED HOLOCAUST
WAILING ITS MENTION OFFENDS THEM AND KIN LOST
YET THEY PUSH IT VIA THEIR MEDIA DOWN OUR THROATS
AND FORCE IT TO BE IN SCHOOLS UNCRITICALLY TAUGHT
AGAINST WHICH DRACONIC LAWS THE HERETICAL TWO
AS THEY ARE WEB KNOWN FOR THEIR ANTI ZION VIEWS
WERE DUE IN FREEDOMS NAME TO BE JAILED IN BRITAIN
AND FOR MANY YEARS THEY FELT WAS CERTAIN
SO THEY JUMPED BAIL TO CLAIM REFUGE IN THE USA BUT MAY TO FREEDOM HAVE TAKEN THE WRONG WAY
AS THEY SPREAD VIEWS CRITICAL OF THE PSEUDO JEWS
A GLOBAL GANG OF INTERBRED LEECHY ZIONIST KHAZARS
CAPITALIST AND COMMUNIST COMRADE COMMISSARS
WHOSE USURY LEECHED MONEY POWER IS SO GREAT
THEY BY FEAR OVER MOST OF THE WORLD¿S FOLK DICTATE
EVEN OVER COURT JURIES AND THEIR JUDGES
WHO BY THE WORD RACIST THEY DO THEIR MINDS NUDGE
SO THEIR PROPAGANDA MIND MOULDING FUDGE
DOES THE GUILT OF ACCUSED ANTI ZIONISTS PREJUDGE
FAVOURING ZION IN THEIR RUTHESSLY OCCUPIED PALESTINE
AGAINST WHICH ITS MOSTLY ISLAMISTS WHO HAVE THE SPINE
TO ATTACK THE ZIONISTS IN DEFENCE OF THEIR OWN VINE
AS THE CHRISTIANS AND OTHER FAITHS ARE SO COWED
THEY HAVE TO THE ZIONIST DEVILS IN FEAR BEEN BOWED
EXCUSING THEIR JUDAS COWARDICE IN CHRIST¿S NAME
WITH THE LIE THAT HE SAID ONLY LOVE YOUR ENEMY
WITH WHICH CLAIM THEY DO CHRIST¿S AIMS SHAME
FOR WHILST ALIVE HE FOUGHT AGAINST USURY
BY IN THE TEMPLE WHIPPING THE USURERS OUT FIERCELY
AND ALSO PREACHING IF ANYONE ABUSES A BABY
PUT A MILLSTONE ROUND THEIR NECK AND DUMP IN THE SEA
AS CHRIST WAS ONE OF THE GUTSIEST OF TRUTH LOVING FOLK
WHO DID ON OUR EARTH WALK AND FOR OUR FREEDOM TALK
AND BOLDLY TOLD RABBIS TO THEIR FACE
THEIR LIES AND ACTS DID GOD DISGRACE
SO FRIEND OR FOE DEFEND THE HERETICS LIBERTY
AS IT IS ALSO FOR YOUR RIGHT TO ANYTHING QUERY
WITHOUT FEAR OF BEING KEPT IMPRISONED FOR YEARS
FOR WHICH THEY ARE DETAINED IN SANTA ANA JAIL USA
AND MAY BE SENT BACK TO FOR YEARS IN PRISON STAY
SO TO BE FREE BY WINNING JUSTICE DO NOT THEM BETRAY”
by The Grammar Police, Hull
Monday, March 30 2009, 3:13PM
“Second paragraph ''after been'' should be ''after being''. Great grammar Hull Mail.”
by mike, Boston
Sunday, March 29 2009, 3:55PM
“"It is about time there was an honest one racist party. but the shame is we have no millionaire backing to support it, would put good money on being elected to goverment in first year as well
Phil, hull "
So not only are you a racist, but you are such a sociopath you want to be in a "one racist party"?
Is that "One racist; One Vote" ?”
by Infinite love is the only truth, Hull
Sunday, March 29 2009, 1:21PM
“A closed mind is a wonderful thing to lose
visit David ickes web page
Wake up people”
by Dean, V. Dock
Sunday, March 29 2009, 10:15AM
“I never knew Sideshow Bob was anti-semitic?”