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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Lizzie Dearden

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

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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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