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Nazi ‘influencer’ from Bath, 22, is convicted of twelve terror offences
Andrew Dymock was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday
July 22, 2021 14:17
Andrew Dymock was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday
July 22, 2021 14:17A 24-year-old neo-Nazi from Bath has been jailed for seven years over a string of terror offences.
Andrew Dymock was sentenced at the Old Bailey on Wednesday after being convicted last month of 15 offences, 12 of which were terrorism-related.
The court heard how Dymock used social media to promote System Resistance Network (SRN) and raise funds for the now-banned group.
SNR was proscribed last year as an alias of the right-wing terrorist group National Action.
His arrest in December 2020 followed an extensive police investigation and the recovery of 29 electronic devices and 750 gigabytes of data.
Detective Chief Superintendent Martin Snowden said Dymock represented a “threat to our society” and never acknowledged his crimes.
“These actions were not simply the result of a young person exploring extreme material for educational purposes,” he said.
“Dymock saw himself as an influencer and spent a lot of time and effort maintaining his online presence, fundraising for his cause and encouraging others.
“Concerningly Dymock never acknowledged his wrongful actions, but fortunately a jury brought him to justice and safeguarded the public in doing so,” he said, adding:
“Dymock represented a threat to our society, not simply because of his mindset but because of the considerable efforts he exerted spreading his ideology and misusing his abilities.”
Dymock was convicted last month of five counts of encouraging terrorism, four of disseminating terrorist publications, two of terrorist fundraising and one of publishing or distributing written material to stir up racial hatred.