Former EDL Activist Jailed For Mosque Fire Threat

The Hastings Observer has reported that a man who threatened to burn down a Hastings Mosque in retaliation for the brutal killing of soldier Lee Rigby in London has been given a suspended jail sentence.

Photo: Hastings Observer

Unemployed Mr Rogers, 28, of Woolwich, a former English Defence League (EDL) activist, was staying with friends in Hastings when he posted a tirade of offensive and obscene remarks on Facebook including the statement ‘the mosque needs burning down’.

He also called on fellow EDL members to congregate at Hastings Mosque in St Leonards.

On Monday (July 15), Rogers was sentenced to 16 weeks in custody, suspended for two years, by Hastings magistrates. He was also given a supervision requirement for 24 months and ordered to pay £85 in costs and an £80 victim surcharge.

He pleaded guilty to the charge of sending an indecent, obscene, or menacing message.

At the sentencing, Aidan Harvey, defending, said that Rogers withdrew his patronage of EDL after the incident.

On another note: We at EDLReview went through the official EDL Facebook Page after the Woolwich attack took place and found more than 25 vile comments left by EDL supporters calling for the shooting, mutilating and bombing British Muslims (here).

Further reading:

1. Sick EDL Members Incite Hate After Woolwich Attack