Right-wing thug gets 12 years
their race or religion. You assert your right to freedom of speech. However abhorrent some may find your view, you are entitled to hold them.
“What you’re not entitled to do is to act on these views for the purpose of committing or preparing an act of terrorism.
“Of most concern is that you not only possessed ingredients for the making of an improvised explosive device, but you had begun to assemble it.”
Finding him guilty last month,
a jury rejected Morgan’s claim that he only planned to blow up a frozen turkey and film it for YouTube.
Army expert, Sergeant Liam Davies, told the trial: “I believe that this is a bomb in construction or waiting to be constructed.”
The trial heard that Morgan was “quite proud” to be part of the Scottish Defence League and had travelled with the far-right group to attend a white pride rally in Manchester in 2015.
Police also discovered that Morgan had downloaded an international application form to become “a loyal white knight of the Ku Klux Klan”, and had sent a message stating: “I just hate the f ***** g Muslims.”
The High Court in Edinburgh heard yesterday he had not disavowed his political views.
The judge ordered that Morgan should be kept under supervision for three years after his release.