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Covid conspiracy theorist planned to ‘topple government’ with attacks on phone masts and M1, court hears

Oliver Lewin believed white people across Europe were being ‘systematically killed by the Covid vaccine’

Lizzie Dearden
Home Affairs Editor
Friday 18 November 2022 18:12 GMT
Oliver Lewin, 38, is accused of preparing acts of terrorism
Oliver Lewin, 38, is accused of preparing acts of terrorism (Facebook)

A conspiracy theorist planned to “topple the British government” with a series of coordinated attacks on phone masts, communications networks and motorways, a court has heard.

Oliver Lewin, 38, is accused of trying to recruit like-minded people across the country for the operation in 2021.

Birmingham Crown Court heard that he wanted to “topple the government” because he believed it was dominated by a Jewish elite who took orders from Israel, and thought the Covid pandemic was causing a “Chinese communist system” to emerge.

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