2026-07-21 07:03 UTC
@ShredderLivesOn@mastodon.scot One thing that concerns me is that someone authorised the handover of the case to counter terrorism police.
I wonder who that was as it has never been disclosed.
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@GrumpyOldFart@expressional.social 2026-07-21 07:16
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk @ShredderLivesOn@mastodon.scot Seems “terrorism” is now defined as any action (or even thought?) the police don’t like!
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@ShredderLivesOn@mastodon.scot 2026-07-21 08:55
@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk Counter terrorism police got involved once new evidence came to light over the course of the investigation. That isn't unusual, given how many lines of enquiry police had in this case. That could have been anything from a manifesto found, or evidence of an obsession he might have had with Widdecombe, or extremist political writings in his home. Until he's charged with a terrorism offence, we won't know what exactly it was that got them involved.