Benjamin Hannam is accused of being in outlawed far-right group National Action, in addition to lying on his police application and possessing an indecent image of a child. A probationary Metropolitan Police officer has appeared in court charged with being a member of the banned neo-Nazi group National Action. Benjamin Hannam, 22, of Galahad Road, Enfield, north London, is also accused of lying on his police application and vetting forms, saying he was not a member of the extreme organisation, which was outlawed under terrorism legislation in December 2016. He is further accused of possessing an indecent image of a child as well as a prohibited image of a child, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard on Thursday. (…) The 22-year-old is also accused of two counts of fraud by false representation in relation to his police application and vetting forms. It is alleged that he falsely represented that he had not been a member of an organisation similar to the BNP, namely National Action, intending to make gain for himself, contrary to section 1 and 2 of the Fraud Act 2006.
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