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Thread #123139 Message #2709234
Posted By: Emma B
26-Aug-09 - 03:43 PM
Thread Name: BS: Legal action over BNP membership
Subject: RE: BS: Legal action over BNP membership
It's really not the BNP's week
It was reported today that they face possible prosecution over failing to meet other legal requirements
"The BNP are facing huge fines and possible prosecution after they failed to submit records of donations.
The party faced an unprecedented warning from the head of the Electoral Commission after they also failed to submit their annual accounts to the watchdog, as required by electoral law.
Mystery surrounds how the BNP funded their European election campaign, which resulted in record gains for the party including the election of two MEPs.
Peter Wardle, the chief executive, issued a stark warning to the party
'We have not yet received a donation return for this quarter from the British National Party. This comes on top of their failure to deliver their latest annual statement of accounts to the Commission. This is unacceptable and the party will be issued with fines for both reporting failures. We will also be assessing the systems they have in place to ensure compliance with the law.' "