A far-right activist who set up an online library of racist stickers for supporters to download and put up in their area has been jailed. 

Samuel Melia, 34, a regional organiser for right-wing organisation Patriotic Alternative, distributed the printable stickers via an online channel with the intent of stirring up racial hatred.

Melia set up a group called the Hundred Handers on the social media platform Telegram, which had more than 3,500 subscribers, and members were able to download and then print the stickers.

Nick Price, head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said: “Following a review of evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police, we have authorised a charge against a man after a demonstration in central London in November 2023.  

“Khaled Hajsaad, 24, been charged with wearing an item of clothing, namely a green headband displaying the Islamic Shehada, in such a way or in such circumstances as to arouse reasonable suspicion that he is a supporter of a proscribed organisation, namely Hamas, on 25 November 2023.

A man who planned to kill a Christian preacher at Speaker’s Corner in Hyde Park has been jailed for a minimum of 24 years.

Edward Little, 22, conducted research into firearms, the location of the planned attack, and his intended target.

Nick Price, Head of the CPS Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division, said:

“Following a review of evidence provided by the Metropolitan Police, we have authorised a charge against a man who demonstrated outside the gates of Downing Street last month.