Andrew McIntyre, 39, has been sentenced to seven and a half years in prison for utilizing a Telegram channel called 'Southport Wake Up' to incite violence and disorder following a knife attack in Southport last July. Judge Neil Flewitt KC stated that McIntyre was a prominent figure in spreading misinformation and racial hatred, motivating individuals to engage in criminal acts.
Andrew McIntyre set up set up a Telegram channel called ‘Southport Wake Up’ in the aftermath of the knife attack in Southport on 29 July.Andrew McIntyre set up set up a Telegram channel called ‘Southport Wake Up’ in the aftermath of the knife attack in Southport on 29 July.A man described as a leading organiser of last summer’s riots has been jailed for seven and a half years for using social media to encourage people to take part in the disorder.
The campaign group Hope Not Hate said afterwards that McIntyre was a “leading organiser” and “key architect” of the riots and the UK was a safer place because he was now in jail. “It is the crown’s case that others, to a greater or lesser degree, participated in the organisation, encouragement and incitement of such gatherings, which resulted in the disorder.The Southport Wake Up channel was identified by Hope Not Hate as a “catalyst for and origin of a series of posts” concerning incidents of violence, Gibson said.
McIntyre was working as a taxi driver when he was stopped by police in Liverpool on 8 August and arrested, Gibson said. Gibson said the decision was taken not to pursue the charge to trial because of “evidential issues” concerning whether the defendant actually believed the act would be carried out. The count was left to lie on the file at an earlier hearing.
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