Unmasked: Welsh Defence League links with neo-Nazis

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BBC Wales reports on an undercover investigation into a far right group’s links to neo-Nazi supporters. The secretly filmed footage shown on the Week In Out programme exposes criminal activity amongst supporters of the Welsh Defence League.

Posing as a new member of the group, an undercover journalist accompanied a number of Welsh supporters to a protest.

Some were caught on camera and online, making racist comments about Muslims.

Two admitted involvement in racist violence at demonstrations organised by the defence leagues in other parts of the country.

One invited other WDL followers to join him in burning a Koran and joked online about how best to kill black people.

Another talks about driving Muslims out of the south Wales valleys.

Examining the evidence in the special programme, Judge Mark Powell QC said: "It's mindless, it's racist, the purpose of what they are doing is to inflame racial hatred. I think from what you have shown me it is criminal behaviour and no doubt something that the police would want to look at."

The full news report can be viewed here.

"Unmasked: Welsh Defence League" is shown tonight, Monday 6 December, on BBC One Wales at 8.30pm

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