Man accused of calling BNP activists 'Nazis' is cleared
Thursday, September 10, 2009 
A Heaton Moor man who was accused of threatening and abusing two BNP members after he challenged them in the street was acquitted after magistrates dismissed their evidence.
Mohammed Latif, 38, was cleared of any wrong doing after he confronted the BNP members on Broadstone Road, Reddish, on April 9 after they placed a pamphlet through his door during the run-up to the European elections.
Duncan Warner, 44, the former head of the BNP Stockport branch and ordinary BNP member Gerard Williams, 54, had claimed Mr Latif had used abusive language, threatened them and tried to steal a bag of pamphlets they were handing out.
In court, chief magistrate Kenneth Bailey, who found Mr Latif not guilty of an offence under section five of the public order act, said: "The facts are that an incident took place and some words were exchanged. The dispute arise over the nature of the language and whether it was abusive and threatening.
"I find a difference in evidence given by Mr Williams and Mr Warner. Mr Williams evidence was short and vague, while Mr Warner's failed to convince that strong and abusive langauage was used. Mr Latif gave a more credible account of events."
Mr Warner, who in court claimed he could "spot a Muslim" and said he did not find the word "P*ki" offensive, claimed Mr Latif had said "you best watch what you are doing, someone might follow you home" and claimed the accused had used abusive language and called them "Nazis."
He then claimed Mr Latif had got out of the car and followed the pair before trying to take the bag from him. After the incident Mr Warner and Mr Williams went to a betting shop in Reddish then walked to Stockport Town Centre police station to report the incident.
Mr Latif denied the accusations, claiming he was going to dispose of the leaflet at a garage when he spotted the pair and was simply trying to question them on their policies and give them leaflet back.
What is appalling here is the fact that the case even came to court in the first place. A Muslim gets arrested and hauled before magistrates on nothing more than the say-so of a couple of fascists.