Griffin Under The Spotlight

[magwash]

Griffin Under The Spotlight

An Irish newspaper will tomorrow publish allegations against BNP leader Nick Griffin that for legal reasons we cannot repeat in full.

The Sunday World, which has editions both in the North and the Republic of Ireland, has taken advantage of a British law which excludes Northern Ireland from UK law banning the reporting of allegations made by a witness in a court case.

Although the basis of the allegations levelled against Griffin have been well known to us at Hope Not Hate for a number of years and we have been forced to remain frustratingly silent, the graphic and full extent of the wide ranging allegations made in the article in Ireland may well shock even the most ardent of Griffin remaining admirers.

It is doubtful that even the most loyal and close of trusted party apparatchiks and sycophants will be aware of the extent to which Nick Griffin has spirited away money since becoming party leader in 1999. Nor is it likely that they will be aware of the allegedly secret deposits of large sums of cash made by senior and trusted party officials into foreign bank accounts.

At the time of Griffin’s admittance to the BNP in the early 1990’s, the bankrupt former NF leader was allegedly eking out a living stacking shelves at his local Supermarket while his wife worked full time as a midwife to supplement their rapidly declining lifestyle. Nick and Jackie’s farm house is not even in their names. The names on the deeds of the property are in fact allegedly those of the Griffins’ Hungarian neighbours and occasional baby and house sitters.

The allegations in the Sunday World focus on Griffin’s unreported alleged wealth and serious allegations are also made relating to the nature of the business practices of the BNP while they were ensconced in the Belfast offices of the Loyalist extremist, Jim Dowson.

Most of these allegations, and other explicit and graphic claims, are due to be heard by a court later this month when judges could hand severe prison sentences in a case involving BNP officials.

What will come as a surprise to the BNP and its remaining supporters are previously unheard of allegations of a series of properties and investments made with finances allegedly from the BNP’s shrunken funds.

The case was already promising to be explosive, with allegations that the BNP were entangled with amongst other things, Irish paramilitaries and electoral fraud.

We look forward to printing the full story as it untangles itself later this month.

[greenengland]

Emphasis on the word "allegations"

[Sharon Ebanks]

Magwash, I knew years ago my dear. All of the information was given to me by one of Scotland's most dangerous criminals. I was given bank account numbers, ltd companies and off shore accounts, but............... EVERYONE CALLED ME A LIAR

[Papa Luigi]

Hmmmm. Interesting!

[Sharon Ebanks]

Hmmmm. Interesting!

Yes, it will be very interesting. I handed everything I was given to the economic crime squad in Brum and they did eff all. They later contacted me and told me the source was dangerous and not to be trusted and they asked me if I wanted protection from him! I hear he's been jailed again...

[magwash]

It will be the intricacy of the details regarding the alleged corruption that will lend credibility to the allegations.

[Sheepy]

It will be the intricacy of the details regarding the alleged corruption that will lend credibility to the allegations.

Whats he going to do? Take it with him,I think not.

[petewalker]

You're deluded Ms Banks. The double act behind this story is the same double act that has broken every other shameful (to the BNP) story about Griffin's affairs in the six counties.

As I understand it, you went bubbling to the police about an enormous amount of lies, rubbish, rumour and jealous nonsense that even you did not believe. I understand that you also warned Princess Diana about the dangers of getting into a car in Paris?

As law does not actually stop you from making any allegation (s), why do you not cough up what you say you know and then let everyone on here judge you finally?

I guess there will now follow a dark silence.

[Mike]

Magwash, I knew years ago my dear. All of the information was given to me by one of Scotland's most dangerous criminals. I was given bank account numbers, ltd companies and off shore accounts, but............... EVERYONE CALLED ME A LIAR

It was obvious to me as BNP treasurer within nine months of Griffin's taking over the leadership that as far as he was concerned it was a money making business for him. The tragedy was that he did not hide what he was doing yet nearly everyone decided to ignore it. God I've done my best to warn people. Butler rejoined in full knowledge around 2002 as did the late Jonathan Bowden.

What is so interesting is the way the media blanked Griffin's financial doings. Barely ever a mention of the accounts not being signed off.

Well at least I left honourably and I say so proudly. When it was obvious what the game was I made no attempt to carry on in it. Most others did.

[Papa Luigi]

It was obvious to me as BNP treasurer within nine months of Griffin's taking over the leadership that as far as he was concerned it was a money making business for him. The tragedy was that he did not hide what he was doing yet nearly everyone decided to ignore it. God I've done my best to warn people. Butler rejoined in full knowledge around 2002 as did the late Jonathan Bowden.

What is so interesting is the way the media blanked Griffin's financial doings. Barely ever a mention of the accounts not being signed off.

Well at least I left honourably and I say so proudly. When it was obvious what the game was I made no attempt to carry on in it. Most others did.

I agree, you behaved honourably Mike, and it's a pity that I did not know you well enough to take your allegations seriously at the time. I could have saved myself and others a lot of money.