A Labour councillor who called for far-right protesters’ throats to be cut at an anti-racism rally has been found not guilty of encouraging violent disorder.
Ricky Jones, 58, has been on trial at Snaresbrook Crown Court after he called demonstrators “disgusting Nazi fascists” and said “we need to get rid of them all” while addressing a crowd in Walthamstow on 7 August last year.
Mr Jones told police his remarks, captured on video, were “ill-advised” and not intended to incite or encourage violence.
The Dartford councillor, who has since been suspended by the Labour Party, had denied the charge.
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