Extremist library creator handed supervision order
Joseph Cope, found unfit to stand trial, was convicted of creating an online library of extreme right-wing material.
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Joseph Cope, aged 20, has been given a two-year supervision order after a jury determined he created an online collection of extreme right-wing content. The Old Bailey heard that Cope, from Borehamwood, used social media between September 2021 and June 2022 to encourage terrorism. His mental health deteriorated significantly after his arrest in June 2022, leading to him being found unfit to stand trial. However, a jury conducted a trial of issue in February and found that Cope had committed the alleged acts.
Online content and discovery
The court was informed that Cope had posted material on a Telegram channel named Serano’s Division. He also uploaded hundreds of extreme right-wing documents to a separate channel called the Great Library Of Thule. Prosecutor Dan Pawson-Pounds KC stated that some of these documents contained instructions on how to cause mass public disorder and incited violence against racial groups. The prosecutor added that by linking to this channel, Cope was effectively offering a service for others to access such documents. A search of Cope's home in Borehamwood following his June 2022 arrest uncovered hundreds of similar documents on his computer, which were deemed potentially useful to someone preparing or committing an act of terrorism. Police also found extreme far-right books and a black snood associated with such ideologies.
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Legal proceedings and sentencing
Cope faced charges including encouraging terrorism, disseminating terrorist publications, and possessing information useful to a terrorist. At the hearing on April 17, Judge Mark Lucraft KC imposed the two-year supervision order. Mr Pawson-Pounds argued for the order due to the nature and duration of Cope's activities, noting his mindset was consistent with neo-Nazi militancy and accelerationism. The prosecutor suggested the order would provide comfort, given his behaviour was linked to his mental health issues.
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