Kevin Quinn

Kevin Quinn (born 1965 in Northampton, England) is a British Neo-Nazi and the current leader of the November 9th Society (N9S).

Quinn initially served as Director of Security and personal bodyguard to founder Terry Flynn in the movement, until he became leader, taking the title of National Director, in 2000. Under his leadership, N9S has attempted to become more high profile and to organise as a political party (sometimes using the name British First Party).fact|date=October 2008

In 2005, Quinn was charged with distributing copies of Robert S. Wistrich's "The Longest Hatred", a book effectively banned when Lady Jane Birdwood was convicted for distributing it.fact|date=October 2008 He pleaded guilty to possession of racist material and was given a suspended sentence, although attempts to prove links to the Racial Volunteer Force were not pursued. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4309494.stm 'Six plead guilty to race charges'] from bbc.co.uk]

On 13 February 2008, Quinn appeared before Watford Magistrates' Court on a charge of racially aggravated public disorder. The charge related to an incident in South Oxhey on 1 December 2007 when it was claimed that Quinn abused ethnic minority passers-by from a British First Party table that he had set up in the area. [ [http://www.watfordobserver.co.uk/news/localnews/display.var.2042293.0.right_wing_activist_in_court.php 'Right wing activist in court'] ]

External links

* [http://www.britishfirst.org British First Party]
* [http://www.n9s.org/nationaldirector.php Profile on N9S page]
* [http://www.searchlightmagazine.com/index.php?link=template&story=149 Searchlight magazine article on Quinn's conviction]
* [http://www.rogerdarlington.co.uk/extremismonthenet.html#Political%20Fascism Extremism on the Internet]

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