Jailed for ten years only

Yes jailed for ten years only and in UK because Brits always worried about other backgrounds but this time aA white supremacist from the North-East has become the first person in the UK to be convicted of making a chemical weapon. Right-wing extremist Ian Davison manufactured ricin and kept it in a jar in his kitchen, in Burnopfield, County Durham, for two years as he plotted a deadly terror attack.

Last night, as he began a ten-year jail sentence, police admitted many of the ingredients used by the neo-Nazi terror group to make the deadly poison are still unaccounted for. Investigators say that based on the materials Davison is known to have purchased, only a small proportion of the deadly chemical has been found.

Davison claimed in court he only manufactured a tiny amount of ricin and disposed of the remaining raw materials, which could have produced enough poison to kill hundreds. But detectives are planning to interview 42-year-old Davison in jail as soon as possible.

They hope that he will tell them exactly what happened to the deadly ingredients so they can be sure there is no chance they could be used again. Davison was jailed at Newcastle Crown Court alongside his teenage son, Nicky, who was a fellow member of a group known as the Aryan Strike Force (ASF). Davison Jr was sentenced to two years in a young offenders’ institution.

Davison Sr, of Myrtle Grove, Burnopfield, previously admitted producing a chemical weapon, preparing acts of terrorism, three counts of possessing material useful to commit acts of terror and one count of possessing a prohibited weapon.

His 19-year-old son, of nearby Annfield Plain, was convicted of three counts of possessing material useful for acts of terror following a trial a fortnight ago. The charges related to downloading copies of books on how to make bombs, explosives, detonators, guns and silencers.

Passing sentence, Judge John Milford told Davison Sr: “You corrupted your son.” Sentencing Davison Jr, the judge said: “I accept you knew nothing of the ricin.” Andrew Edis QC, prosecuting, said Davison Sr created ricin at his home in 2006 or early 2007, having bought its easily-sourced ingredients.

It was found in a sealed jam jar when police raided the house last June and is now stored at the UK’s Porton Down chemical weapons establishment. Mr Edis said: “He was a leading member of the ASF, which was a neo-Nazi organisation dedicated to using violence.

“They were followers of the ideology of Adolf Hitler, who they revered.” He said Davison Sr intended to perpetrate acts of terrorism and the ricin he made would be “used in pursuit in the cause espoused by the group”. There was “no evidence of any particular targets having been identified”.

The group ran a training camp in Cumbria and made promotional films. ASF members had also discussed posting cockroaches through letterboxes of Asian restaurants and shops with the aim of getting them closed down by environmental health authorities.

The ASF, also known as the Wolf Pack and Legion 88, aimed to overthrow “Zionist” governments, and considered itself to be the country’s most right-wing group. Mr Edis said Davison Sr had also contacted a neo-Nazi in Serbia to discuss poisoning water supplies. The ASF had about 350 members recruited through the internet, though not all were actively involved.

Toby Hedworth QC, mitigating, said a psychiatric report showed Davison Sr was a “super-wimp not a savage” who had a “fragile ego”. He said: “A very small amount (of ricin) was eventually produced and nothing was done with it.”

Mr Hedworth said the internet let his client feel important. Peter Carter QC, for Davison Jr, said he was of previous good character and had been corrupted by his bullying father. He said his client’s application to join the Army had been declined on medical grounds.

Outside court, Stuart Laidlaw, of the Crown Prosecution Service counter terror division, said: “People should make no mistake about how serious Ian and Nicky Davison were in their hatred of anyone who they considered a threat to their race. “It is clear that they wanted to take violent, direct action.”

Detective Superintendent Neil Malkin, who led the investigation, said: “He (Davison Sr) was only one step away from producing a terrorist event which could have been catastrophic.” Other alleged members of the group will face trial later this year.