A north London police officer has been charged with being a member of far-right terrorist group National Action. Benjamin Hannam, 21, a serving probationary officer in Haringey and Enfield, has been bailed to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on August 6 to face five charges. Hannam has been suspended from duty. It is alleged that between December 2016 and January 2018 he belonged to hate group National Action, and that he committed fraud by saying in his police application that he was not a member of a banned group. He is also charged with two counts of possession of a indecent image of a child. Det Supt Ella Marriott, acting North Area BCU Commander, said: “These are extremely serious charges for anyone to face, and I fully understand and appreciate how deeply concerning it might be for the public, and particularly local communities here in north London, that the charges are against a serving police officer.”
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