A COUNCILLOR who was kicked out of the BNP has been arrested in connection with the leaking of the party's membership list.
The Post understands Sadie Graham was one of two people arrested by Notts Police officers on Thursday.
A BNP spokesman has said he expects more arrests to be made in connection with the unauthorised publication of the list last month.
Simon Darby, press officer and member of the BNP, said: "News of the arrests was good because right from the onset we were under the impression that the police were taking it very seriously and were going to do something about it.
"I'm pleased because this is just the start. We expect other arrests as well.
"What people don't understand is that anybody that has been using the list, even newspapers, have been committing a criminal offence."
He added: "It is a shocking thing to do to publish the list.
"It's caused a lot of needless worry, anxiety and upset.
"We have had our privacy violated and published everywhere. We want justice for our members."
A police car with an officer inside was parked outside Ms Graham's home in Church Lane, Brinsley, last night.
Police were today sifting through boxes of evidence seized from her home.
Officers packed the boxes from Graham's terraced house into unmarked cars before leaving with a woman.
Coun Graham, now an independent nationalist at Broxtowe Borough Council, was dropped from the BNP in December last year.
A spokeswoman for Dyfed Powys Police said: "We can confirm that Notts Police arrested two people as part of a joint investigation with Dyfed Powys Police and the Information Commissioner's Office in conjunction with alleged criminal offences under the Data Protection Act. The arrests followed an investigation into a complaint received about the unauthorised release of the BNP party membership list."
The spokeswoman added that an army bomb disposal team was called to the address in Brinsley after a suspicious item was found. But the item was declared safe, with no further reaction required.
Dyfed Powys Police said today the two people arrested were granted police bail "pending further investigations" and were released last night.
Officers from Dyfed Powys Police and the Information Commissioner's officer are continuing the investigation.
The BNP membership list was published on an internet blog last month and was removed after complaints from the party. It featured more than 12,000 names including addresses, jobs and contact details.
The party has obtained an injunction banning the publication of the list. Coun Graham was unavailable for comment.
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The Post understands Sadie Graham was one of two people arrested by Notts Police officers on Thursday.
A BNP spokesman has said he expects more arrests to be made in connection with the unauthorised publication of the list last month.
Simon Darby, press officer and member of the BNP, said: "News of the arrests was good because right from the onset we were under the impression that the police were taking it very seriously and were going to do something about it.
"I'm pleased because this is just the start. We expect other arrests as well.
"What people don't understand is that anybody that has been using the list, even newspapers, have been committing a criminal offence."
He added: "It is a shocking thing to do to publish the list.
"It's caused a lot of needless worry, anxiety and upset.
"We have had our privacy violated and published everywhere. We want justice for our members."
A police car with an officer inside was parked outside Ms Graham's home in Church Lane, Brinsley, last night.
Police were today sifting through boxes of evidence seized from her home.
Officers packed the boxes from Graham's terraced house into unmarked cars before leaving with a woman.
Coun Graham, now an independent nationalist at Broxtowe Borough Council, was dropped from the BNP in December last year.
A spokeswoman for Dyfed Powys Police said: "We can confirm that Notts Police arrested two people as part of a joint investigation with Dyfed Powys Police and the Information Commissioner's Office in conjunction with alleged criminal offences under the Data Protection Act. The arrests followed an investigation into a complaint received about the unauthorised release of the BNP party membership list."
The spokeswoman added that an army bomb disposal team was called to the address in Brinsley after a suspicious item was found. But the item was declared safe, with no further reaction required.
Dyfed Powys Police said today the two people arrested were granted police bail "pending further investigations" and were released last night.
Officers from Dyfed Powys Police and the Information Commissioner's officer are continuing the investigation.
The BNP membership list was published on an internet blog last month and was removed after complaints from the party. It featured more than 12,000 names including addresses, jobs and contact details.
The party has obtained an injunction banning the publication of the list. Coun Graham was unavailable for comment.
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This is the blonde university graduate arrested on suspicion of leaking the British National Party membership list on the internet.
Sadie Graham, 29, a former councillor for the party, was one of two people held in connection with offences under the Data Protection Act.
The arrests at Ms Graham’s home came on Thursday as part of an investigation by the Information Commissioner’s office and the police.
Last month’s release of the party’s 13,500-strong membership list caused an uproar after thousands of people were identified as supporters of the far Right group, including serving police officers, members of the Armed Forces and even staff at Buckingham Palace.
Many were left fearing for their jobs and safety after the names of members were posted on the internet. Two weeks ago a car in West Yorkshire was fire-bombed. The name of a 26-year-old man who lived nearby was on the list, although he left the party last year.
It is believed that the second arrest was of Ms Graham’s husband of two months, Matthew Single, the BNP’s former head of security.
Ms Graham, a mother of one, and her husband were previously involved in a revolt at the top of the party which led to 60 members resigning last year.
The pair were accused of attempting to overthrow leader Nick Griffin while setting up an ‘anti-BNP smear blog’ attacking the failures of the party to progress electorally.
Following Ms Graham and Mr Single’s subsequent expulsion from the party, Nick Griffin obtained an injunction in April last year banning publication of a list of its members.
Ms Graham, a Nottingham University graduate, was named on the injunction along with her now husband and four other defendants including the party’s former head of administration Kenny Smith. The others named were Nicholla Smith, Stephen Blake and Ian Dawson.
On Friday police officers were seen taking boxes from Ms Graham’s and Mr Single’s terraced home in Brinsley, Nottinghamshire.
Ms Graham has already been targeted on the internet for her alleged leaking of the membership list. On YouTube a selection of pictures of her and allegations are displayed in a video to The Beatles song Sexy Sadie.
Ms Graham, now an independent councillor, used to be the BNP’s regional organiser for the East Midlands.
A police spokeswoman said: ‘Two people have been interviewed in conjunction with alleged criminal offences under the Data Protection Act relating to the complaint from the BNP about the release of their party membership list. They have now been bailed pending further investigations.’
A BNP spokesman said: ‘We are pleased that the police are taking this seriously.’
51 comments:
I really feel for Sadie. It must have been terrible being seperated from her baby all day. Griffin is wicked and evil. I don't believe for one minute that she did it.
Darby is bragging that 6 people have now been arrested
"Simon Darby, press officer and member of the BNP"
I thought Darby was the deputy chairman? Is the BNP list true that mentions Collett as deputy chairman then, and when did that happen?
I really feel for Sadie. It must have been terrible being seperated from her baby all day. Griffin is wicked and evil. I don't believe for one minute that she did it.
06 December 2008 23:55
Have to admit that if shes innocent and griffin done it with spite then is a terible thing to do that to a young babie
I hadn't thought about that. If they had both been arrested who would have looked after the baby. I also don't think Sadie is guilty. Something isn't quite right here and I'm beginning to think the leak came from within the BNP itself. I just hope the police catch whoever is responsible.
Griffin accuses Kenny Smith or Cllr Sadie Graham of leaking the party’s membership list, knowing they are in effect gagged (by the upcoming court case), and cannot reply to such allegations without risking the wroth of their own solicitor. Also note that all the information on the years of membership has been removed from that list.
All the press reports I saw stated that a 2007 membership list of over 12,000 names had been published, and therefore by implication that was our membership numbers. But everyone who has received such a list knows that it includes passed members for 3 or 4 years after their membership has lapsed. If the point was to get at Griffin why remove that information, it simply doesn’t make sense does it? And why release it now at a point that helps Griffin?
Consider the following facts:
Neither Sadie nor Kenny had anything to gain by this action, but as sure as hell Griffin did.
1. He can go to the membership and say: 'look folks I was right to spend all this money taking those Rebels to court, even though 'we' lost, because this would have been far worse if I hadn't'.
2. He can try to persuade the court that there has been a blatant breach of a court injunction by the defendants
3. He gets a large input of sympathy donations and some excellent publicity as well.
4. The public are put off joining the party, in case names are leaked again, but will vote for us again in many cases out of sympathy and fair play. ie. it increases his chance of winning 'his' EU seat next May.
5.The party membership stays at a level he can easily control, ie. around the current 6-7000 mark.
So who has the most to gain by this leak, work it out for yourselves, I have.
From
Chris Hill
(Lancaster)
"Griffin accuses Kenny Smith or Cllr Sadie Graham of leaking the party’s membership list, knowing they are in effect gagged (by the upcoming court case), and cannot reply to such allegations without risking the wroth of their own solicitor. Also note that all the information on the years of membership has been removed from that list.
All the press reports I saw stated that a 2007 membership list of over 12,000 names had been published, and therefore by implication that was our membership numbers. But everyone who has received such a list knows that it includes passed members for 3 or 4 years after their membership has lapsed. If the point was to get at Griffin why remove that information, it simply doesn’t make sense does it? And why release it now at a point that helps Griffin?
Consider the following facts:
Neither Sadie nor Kenny had anything to gain by this action, but as sure as hell Griffin did.
1. He can go to the membership and say: 'look folks I was right to spend all this money taking those Rebels to court, even though 'we' lost, because this would have been far worse if I hadn't'.
2. He can try to persuade the court that there has been a blatant breach of a court injunction by the defendants
3. He gets a large input of sympathy donations and some excellent publicity as well.
4. The public are put off joining the party, in case names are leaked again, but will vote for us again in many cases out of sympathy and fair play. ie. it increases his chance of winning 'his' EU seat next May.
5.The party membership stays at a level he can easily control, ie. around the current 6-7000 mark.
So who has the most to gain by this leak, work it out for yourselves, I have.
From
Chris Hill
(Lancaster)
07 December 2008 01:19"
Exactly, but Griffin uses the same propaganda as Hitler
"the principle— which is quite true in itself — that in the big lie there is always a certain force of credibility; because the broad masses of a nation are always more easily corrupted in the deeper strata of their emotional nature than consciously or voluntarily,"
Is it true that clubfoot williams is off work with depression?
What does he do in the cats home? Empty the litter boxes lol
What does he do in the cats home? Empty the litter boxes lol
07 December 2008 01:52
He works in a cats home because he's a big effing pussy who threatens women. WTF Griffin is doing surrounding himself with people like this is beyond me. Clearly Griffin enjoys holding the BNP back.
How come no one ever asks why Griffin gets rid of members who push the party forward and work hard for it?
"Also injuncted was Sadie Graham, a councillor in Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, who was regarded by Labour as a terrifyingly effective organiser."
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5193745.ece
"How come no one ever asks why Griffin gets rid of members who push the party forward and work hard for it?"
We do, but get branded REDS for asking simple questions that nationalist sheep feel happy to ignore.
Thank anonymous -
"asking simple questions that nationalist sheep ignore" - does indeed get one branded red/extremist!
A chap recently described the party membership level to me as as "A bath with the taps on, but the plug left out"
Many people "see through" the establishment and join up ,after a year or two they "$ee through" the party - and give up.
Its not rocket science
-its plumbing
Someone calling themselves'Viking Berserker'made an interesting and ignored post on SF. Naturally the brain-washed SF'ers are only interested in blaming Sadie Graham.YAWN...
"Don't know if this has allready been posted or if it's of any significance but when you type the email address of the site in google you get this website
http://www.matt-sawyer.com/
Could he have anything to do with it ?
Here's his details if you want to ring and ask him
Sawyer, Matt matt1biz@yahoo.co.uk
Rozel
Hillside
Colyton, Devon EX13 6NW
United Kingdom
07932390403 "
How is all this ever going to be proved?
We have our suspicions, backed up by circumstances and argument, but come last that is not proof.
Is there an IT expert out there who can trace the leak, trace the IP address code etc and show not only from where an email was sent, but from which computer and exactly when?
Also, can it be shown that an email was NOT sent from a certain computer?
A combination of factors, rather than just one, is probably needed to prove that SD was not involved.
This effort would be so well worthwhile if successful. Griffin's credibility with the courts would be totally destroyed. Whether he had any credibility left with the BP members would then be irrelevant: Griffin would probably go to jail for contempt, conspiracy to pervert the course of justice, etc etc AND would be totally bankripted personally by the inevitable civil suit fron SD.
Bill Jax.
What is the current position? Has Sadie Graham been released - bailed to return etc or?
Just because someone is arrested doesnt mean they are guilty, nor that they will even be charged with any offence. As 12, or was it 13, people in Liverpool shows.
The BNP are a bit quick off the mark here, remember - innocent till proven guilty.
Time will tell.
"What is the current position? Has Sadie Graham been released - bailed to return etc or?"
Bailed whilst investigations continue.
But that little fact has not stopped Griffinites, in paticular Joe "Yardie wannabe" Owens (the same man who thought her pregnancy was a state conspiracy!) branding her guilty.
Off Topic
Was Diane Vickers ousted from the X Factor because her family members appear on the leaked BNP list? Rumours are flying after she sang one of the BNPs favourite songs. Dido's 'White Flag'
Does anyone know anything?
"What is the current position? Has Sadie Graham been released - bailed to return etc or?"
Bailed whilst investigations continue.
But that little fact has not stopped Griffinites, in paticular Joe "Yardie wannabe" Owens (the same man who thought her pregnancy was a state conspiracy!) branding her guilty.
07 December 2008 15:11"
Precisely why I can't take the BNP seriously anymore. They are far to selective in what they choose to believe, or report upon.
"Anonymous said...
Off Topic
Was Diane Vickers ousted from the X Factor because her family members appear on the leaked BNP list? Rumours are flying after she sang one of the BNPs favourite songs. Dido's 'White Flag'
Does anyone know anything?
07 December 2008 16:02"
I doubt it, but great publicity for the BNP if true.
Lee Barnes appears to be a little upset. Check out his latest rant/lies.
Lee Barnes forgets that , in contradistinction to himself, some people have professional jobs to hold down.
If we could all go 'on the sick' whilst seeming to have the energy to mount 'ceaseless activity' from a council provided house it would be a different matter.
Is Barnes the only Griffinite who is on incapacity?
Keep rattling that Kent twat's cage! He exploded with uncontrollable rage which caused the BNP a lot of embarrasment on Radio 4 when he ranted against Melanie Philips so he will rage against anyone he thinks is having a go at him. He will explode once too often and many will hope it will bring on a fatal heart attack or he rages against a 18 stone negro who beats the crap out of him.
But wait a minute.....isnt there a documented report that some very nice Christian gentleman of African origin took exception to the "sinful act" that "Lily" (his pet name) Lee Barnes was conducting with his boyfriend in the grounds of Kent Polytechnic back in 1999 - OK so they were just holding hands but that was enough for the outraged Kenyan Christian who takes the word of the Bible very seriously to confront them and make his case ...er...very forcefully. Come on Lily old girl tell us what you did next? Did you really poo your pants (as one of your former classmates claims) or did you try and charm the enraged and very muscular African with your enviable diplomatic skills?
As you are reading this and still glowing with pride at being invited onto a Radio 4 chat show perhaps you could enlighten us here. After all this blog gets somthing like 1000 times more readers every day than your pretentious drivel. If you dont answer we'll take that as a "no comment" answer and we can make our own assumptions.
"Lily" such a sweet name for a complete tosser.
"Is Barnes the only Griffinite who is on incapacity?
07 December 2008 18:21"
He's on full disability benefits, but if you ask me he should be on insanity benefits. The guy is seriously dangerous.
"Lily" such a sweet name for a complete tosser.
07 December 2008 18:25
Lily! Hahahahahahaha lol lol
The fingerprints of the state are all over it. The fact that Tommy Williams is involved confirms it.
I'll go before a judge and jury and testify that Lee Barnes really did have a very "affectionate" affair with a same sex classmate and got himself knocked about by a Baptist preacher.
This poncey leftist agitator and disrupter Barnes declared he was a victim of racism and so began his association with the BNP.
Like a flea on the back of a rat he is the worst of scum.
'Rage against the eighteen Stone Negro' sounds like the sort of band Barnes might have watched at the Rock against Racism gigs he used to attend back in the nineties.
I think you are all transexual scum and I am going to strike back by putting a picture of a Viking on my Blog and writing a crap poem.
I got my first phone call last night for being on the list. A group of people with mixed accents giving me shit down the phone. Cowards havent been to my house like they said they would but they were fairly intimidating as ive got kids. They sounded drunk and kept on shouting about mark collett wanting a fight with martin reynolds. Anyone know anything about it?
"BNP EXPECTS MORE ARRESTS"
Why, who has Griffin pointed the finger at now?
Its quite nice to revisit history. Why did Robin Evans go back to the BNP after writing this, and why did Griffin make him an organiser?
May be Griffin had him arrested along with the other people in Blackburn?
http://northwestnationalists.blogspot.com/2007/10/evidence-from-past-about-nick-griffins.html
Listen you bastards I only had nylons on because it was cold in my student digs and Big Tommy my snuff dealer told me that if I wore them and danced for him I could get my gear for cheap.
Tommy liked to rub my nylon clad legs. Anyway the big negro, "and he was big Fnarr fnarr, wibble wibble" made a mistake I was not holding hands with a boy, he was a man all man, just like big Tommy.
So if you dont want me to send my man Tommy round, you'd better stop this legal slander, I am not gay as he wore a condom so it was not sex.
Leave me alone you bastards, I am a viking god, and griffins cock is my sword.
Does anyone take Darby seriously? he is so addled that he doesn't realise that Arnie, allegedly one of his favourite actors, doesn't appear in Predator 2. It's Danny Glover you moron! It's not as if they look similar
This is gri££ins doing we all know that.The BNP are no more.
Clive Jefferson is on incapacity benefit aswel for a dodgy hip.Soon to be awarded £500,000 compensation.No wonder Gri££in likes him so much.
Got to say clive is a nice chappie had many a talks with him
Just too easily lead at the moment.But Clive is intelligent he will see through Gri$$in soon.He's allready started to ask some dodgy questions up in Carlisle.
Most of Carlisle bnp know what Gri££in is upto .Exspect some fireworks next year with Clive and Gr££in.
This is gri££ins doing we all know that.The BNP are no more.
Clive Jefferson is on incapacity benefit aswel for a dodgy hip.Soon to be awarded £500,000 compensation.No wonder Gri££in likes him so much.
Got to say clive is a nice chappie had many a talks with him
Just too easily lead at the moment.But Clive is intelligent he will see through Gri$$in soon.He's allready started to ask some dodgy questions up in Carlisle.
Most of Carlisle bnp know what Gri££in is upto .Exspect some fireworks next year with Clive and Gr££in.
07 December 2008 23:46
For Gods sake, makesure he keeps his hands in his pockets and doesn't give Griffin a penny. Griffin has screwed to many people, and most of us don't have two pennies to rub together.
Yes I know what you mean I'm another one up in Carlisle .Clive is no mug .He seen through Gri££in a while back.
Up at Carlisle we are just binding our time.
There was even talk a while back about having a independent nationalist councillors once we get elected.
Carlisle will not let the cause down.Gri££ins days are numbered.
Brampton supporter
@Blue Donkey
Can you please rewrite your post a little more diplomatically so that we can put it up ?
It will be interesting to see if there is anyone on the list who has NEVER been a member or supporter. Someone against whom the so-called leaker has a grudge perhaps?
TOMMY THE LIMPET SAYS.
Theres no truth in the rumours that i dress up in womens clothes and hold hands with Lily the pink, we ave a strict working relationship thats all. None of you even know that i'm getting backhanders from Griff to do his dirty work, threatenin women in stuff like that, cos im covert right!, thats ow i know that you dont know, you know what im sayin? We only go on about mussies on me blog cos they stink thats all, its nuffink to do with doing the states work ok!
Me blog has trillions of views each day, i know that cos we have a secret "covert" hit counter, that also logs yer I.P. addy, hahahahahaha.
Any more of your mindless gossip and i'll club you all wiv me foot.Right!!!!
Tommy the Limpet, Stop that! I'm getting stomach cramps. :D
"...I am a viking god, and griffins cock is my sword...."
Isn't that the catchphrase of Lee Barnes (forged Bronze Swimming Certificate)?
"It will be interesting to see if there is anyone on the list who has NEVER been a member or supporter. Someone against whom the so-called leaker has a grudge perhaps?
08 December 2008 14:10"
I've already found one, but no one was interested.
Regards
SE
Im interested SE,
How do you know they have never been in the BNP?
Here you go
Regards
SE
"Rocket man's fury over BNP link
Deborah Haile
21/11/2008
SPACE expert Steve Bennett has vehemently denied having links with the far-right British National Party after his name appeared on a leaked list of members.
The rocket engineer was shocked to learn that his details were on the list published on the internet this week.
He believes his name and an old address were noted down by the party after he made a complaint in 2002 over an article in the BNP magazine.
The magazine article described the work of his firm Starchaser Industries and his attempts to build a rocket to take a person into space. It labelled him `a contemporary British hero'.
But he was unhappy at being associated with the magazine - and complained. Steve, 44, a research fellow at Salford University, received an apology and an acknowledgement in the magazine that he and Starchaser Industries have no links with the party.
Steve believes that as a result of the correspondence between his solicitor and the BNP, his name and an old home address have ended up on the leaked list.
The scientist said he is `absolutely not' a member of the BNP. He has already sought legal advice on what action he can take. He said: "I shouldn't have been on the list and I am angry about that. We are going to try to sort it out - but I don't know what can be done."
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co...._over_bnp_link
I forgot to add.
Why hasn't this man been visited by the police and asked if he ever recieved one of the spoof bulletins sent out by the BNP rebels? If he hasn't recieved one it can't be the same list?
Also, the 2002 article written in the BNPs 'IDENTITY' mag was written by PAUL GOLDING
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BNP-magazine-IDENTITY-issue-17-January-2002_W0QQitemZ330279531209QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item330279531209&_trkparms=72%3A1297%7C39%3A1%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C240%3A1318&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
"Anonymous said...
Is it true that clubfoot williams is off work with depression?
What does he do in the cats home? Empty the litter boxes lol"
Tommy has been off work for 8 months with depression and his longstanding drink and drugs problems. His latest bout of depression apparently started when he was dumped by his girlfriend. He is also heavily in debt and actively being chased by financial loan companies as well as debt collectors.
Tommy has been off work for 8 months with depression and his longstanding drink and drugs problems. His latest bout of depression apparently started when he was dumped by his girlfriend. He is also heavily in debt and actively being chased by financial loan companies as well as debt collectors.
Great stuff.
No sympathy for the bullying nomark.
Enjoy the retribution folks as it couldn't happen to a nicer chappie.
You'd better phone a friend Williams and I imagine they will be in short supply.
With Tommy Brown-tongue always behind him, Griffin will never be in need of arsewipes
Those among us, who could think for themselves
Are no longer wanted as Uncle Nicks "elves"
Purged and smeared or just chucked out
loyalty and character called into doubt.
Suddenly... "they" is RED, came the cry.
For sure and certain - A SEARCHLIGHT SPY
Despised, vilified, condemned and defamed,
Done up like a kipper, or otherwise framed.
Keep the membership chatting, diverting their looks,
To keep them fron seeing - Nicks cooking the books.
Trafalgar club is plundered, Great White Records, lifeblood sucked
Who will save the British now? .......The BNP is fuct
When the heats on again and the moneys getting tight
Nick published "the list" - dropped his members in shite.
Our party constitution its just sham and farce
Keeps Gri££in in caviar, and covers his arse
For him it's safe enough - he has the States protection
It's even raised his profile for the imminent election.
Tell that to the teacher, who now must watch his back
Tell it to the copper - the scouse one got the sack
O woe is me, for the BNP (I used to call it mine and yours Until I noticed Gi££ins flaws.)
The party that we picked, has literally been - Nicked
Not democratic in any way - just one man's ego-trip
Our chilren's futures party - now a "Nicktatership"
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