National Action terrorism operation: Six people charged

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The arrests were carried out by a number of counter-terrorism units from across England

Five men and a woman have been charged with belonging to banned far-right terror group National Action.

West Midlands Police said they were charged with being "concerned in the commission, preparation and instigation of acts of terrorism".

The arrests took place on 3 January and were pre-planned and intelligence-led, the force added.

All six will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Tuesday.

Those charged are:

  • Nathan Pryke, 26, of Dartford Road, March, Cambridge
  • Adam Thomas, 21, of Waltham Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire
  • Claudia Patatas, 38, of Waltham Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire
  • Darren Fletcher, 28, of Kitchen Lane, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton
  • Daniel Bogunovic, 26, of Crown Hills Rise, Leicester
  • Joel Wilmore, 24, of Bramhall Moor Lane, Hazel Grove, Stockport

Mr Thomas is also charged with possessing information likely to be useful to a person committing or preparing an act of terrorism.

Mr Fletcher is also charged with five counts of breaching an anti-social behaviour order.

A string of counter-terrorism units were involved in the operation, including those from the West Midlands, north-west, south-east and east of England.

National Action became the first British neo-Nazi group to be banned after Home Secretary Amber Rudd said it was promoting violence and acts of terrorism.