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For which crime was Tyndall charged in 2005?

Incitement to racial hatred
Tax evasion
Public disorder
Paramilitary activities

Answer

In 2005, Nick Griffin, the former leader of the far-right British National Party (BNP), was charged with inciting racial hatred under Section 18 of the Public Order Act 1986. The charges stemmed from a speech he made at a BNP rally in London, where he stated that Islam is "a vicious, evil ideology." The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) decided to press charges after receiving numerous complaints about the speech.