Woman jailed for comments that offended the Jewish community
A DERBYSHIRE woman who called for some Jewish people to be deported and accused Jews of turning their children into “psychopathic maniacs” has been sent to prison.
Alison Chabloz also said Jews had been persecuted in Nazi Germany because they “had been behaving in a certain fashion, as we’re seeing again today” and claimed “anything that’s worth controlling will have Jews controlling it”.
The comments were made when the 57-year-old appeared on an online radio show in May and July 2019. She then shared the racist comments via a link to them in her blog.
According to the Campaign Against Antisemitism, Chabloz, who was living in Glossop, at the time, argued Jews who did not conform to her idea of Western society should be deported and accused the Jewish people of inventing the Holocaust to profit financially.
As well as being offences in their own right, they put Chabloz in breach of a suspended sentence she had been given for similar crimes.
On one of the radio shows, Chabloz claimed the judge who had convicted her on that occasion had been intimidated by the ‘Jewish lobby’ and insisted there was nothing wrong with saying ‘Hitler was right.’
The Holocaust-denier, who has since moved to London, was convicted of sending and having cause to send, by a public communication network, an offensive/indecent/ obscene/menacing message/matter under the Communications Act 2003 at Westminster Magistrates’ Court. She was jailed for 18 weeks.
DC Chris Reed, who investigated Chabloz, said: “Alison Chabloz, in full knowledge of the conditions that had been imposed for her previous offending, deliberately set out to cause serious offence and concern, in particular to the Jewish community.
“Her disregard for those conditions, and for the impact she knew her words would have, have rightly seen her jailed.
“This case should show everyone, whether offender or victim, that as a force we take this type of offending seriously and will seek to bring those responsible to justice.”
Stephen Silverman, director of investigations and enforcement at Campaign Against Antisemitism, said: “Alison Chabloz’s repulsive opinions about Jews can be traced back to the beer halls of 1930s Germany.
“Despite already having been convicted of similar offences, she continued, while serving her suspended sentence, to use the internet to attempt to radicalise others and convert them to her hateful way of thinking about Jewish people.
“Today’s verdict and sentence finally give the Jewish community justice and protection from someone who has made a vocation out of denying the Holocaust and baiting Jews. It also sends a clear message to those who might be tempted to go down the same path.
“This is not the end. Ms Chabloz now faces even more serious charges on other matters that we have brought to the attention of the police.”