Nazi-inspired extremists jailed for plotting terrorist attacks on synagogues and mosques

Three Nazi-inspired extremists have been jailed for up to eleven years for plotting terrorist attacks on synagogues and mosques.

Christopher Ringrose, 34, Marco Pitzettu, 25, and Brogan Stewart, 25 – who had never met in person – amassed over 200 weapons, 3D-printed firearm components, and formed an online group called Einsatz 14 to “go to war” against minority communities.

Court documents revealed a dossier of their online activity glorifying Hitler, antisemitism, and mass killers, and filled with violent white supremacist ideology. Mr Stewart, the self-styled “Führer” of the group, recruited others with vetting forms asking who they hated most.

One message from Mr Stewart warned about then Prime Minister Rishi Sunak: “for Britain to have a p*** and Zionist in charge of the country is absolutely outrageous.”

Sentencing at Sheffield Crown Court on Friday, Ms Justice Cutts noted that Mr Stewart had discussed torturing a Muslim leader. She warned that the extremists remain dangerous, handing down extended sentences and licence periods, noting that an attack “was likely in the not too distant future” but was thankfully thwarted by counterterrorism police.

Mr Stewart was sentenced to eleven years’ imprisonment, Mr Ringrose to ten, and Mr Pitzettu to eight. They will also be subject to Serious Crime Prevention Order for five years on release and to Terrorism Notification Requirements for 30 years.

A fourth man, Claudiu Cristea, was also jailed for possessing terrorist-related documents.

Campaign Against Antisemitism closely monitors the far-right, which remains a dangerous threat to the Jewish community and other minority groups.

Image credit: Counter Terrorism Policing North East