Far-right activist Daniel Thomas admits criminal damage of dinghy in the Channel
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Summary
Daniel Thomas admitted criminal damage after slashing an empty dinghy in the English Channel with a knife. He denied a separate charge of refusing to give police his phone PIN, and a judge set sentencing for 18 November.Key Facts
- Thomas, 37, is also known as Danny Tommo.
- A court heard Thomas approached a dinghy while rescue crews were assisting its occupants.
- The RNLI said the rescued asylum seekers had spent 36 hours in the water and faced deteriorating health and a risk of their dinghy failing.
- Thomas pleaded not guilty to failing to disclose his phone PIN under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
- Thomas remains in custody ahead of sentencing.
- Thomas organized nationalist protest groups under the Patriot Platform name.
- Hampshire police said vehicles belonging to police, the coastguard and Border Force were damaged during protests in Dover and Portsmouth, and some officers suffered minor injuries.
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