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Jurors Shown Undercover Video of Neo-Nazi’s Arrest in Stratford Gun Sting

Jurors at the Old Bailey have seen dramatic footage of MI5 agents arresting Alfie Coleman in Stratford, prompting scrutiny over his claimed lack of terrorist intent.

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Overview

  • Jurors viewed footage showing Coleman leave £3,500 in the front passenger seat footwell of a car before picking up a holdall containing a Makarov pistol and ammunition.
  • Coleman, 21, has pleaded guilty to possessing extremist materials and attempting to acquire both a firearm and ammunition.
  • He denies that he intended to carry out any terrorist attack despite prosecution references to his far-right research and manifesto drafting.
  • Prosecutors described the operation as a highly sophisticated MI5 sting orchestrated by an undercover officer at a Stratford Morrisons car park.
  • The trial at the Old Bailey continues as jurors weigh the undercover video evidence against Coleman’s assertion of no terror intent.