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- Matthew Cronjager alleged to have provided instructions for manufacture of firearms using 3D printer
- He told online group: 鈥楴ot sure which kind of racism you鈥檙e into but I鈥檒l do all of them鈥�
LONDON: A British teenage extremist who 鈥渉ated Jews and Muslims鈥� hoped to spark a revolution based on his racist ideology, a court in central London has heard.
Matthew Cronjager, 18, was alleged to have produced plans for a storage bunker and provided instructions for the manufacture of two firearms using a 3D printer.
He transferred funds to help purchase materials to build weapons between Oct. 31 and Dec. 19, 2020, the court was told.
鈥淗e wanted to bring about a change of government by violence,鈥� said Alistair Richardson for the prosecution. 鈥淗e wanted to bring about his own revolution based on his own racist ideology. To that end, he sought to produce a firearm using a 3D printer.鈥�
Among a collection of far-right material, Cronjager allegedly uploaded violent manuals that gave instructions on how to seriously maim and murder people.
In one online group, he wrote: 鈥淣ot sure which kind of racism you鈥檙e into but I鈥檒l do all of them.鈥� He added: 鈥淢ay dreams of Hitler and swastikas guide you to sleep.鈥�
In another group, Cronjager said: 鈥淚鈥檇 prefer pure whiteness in our country but if we had to compromise I鈥檇 want segregation.鈥�
He was then added to another messaging group on Telegram, a platform popular with terrorists. The new group was hosted by a user called Bull based in Spain.
Richardson said: 鈥淭here was then discussion of what skills would be most useful 鈥� those, for example, of an electrician or a welder.
鈥淏ull explained that welding was one of the most important skills. A welder could fix metal, create ammunition and weapons.鈥�
The prosecutor added: 鈥淭he defendant offered his own view that they 鈥榮hould all be able to at least put together the parts and also be able to reload our own ammo鈥�.鈥�
The court was told that Bull asked the group who would be willing to be its UK division leader as he would need to start organizing training and conducting recruitment.
Richardson said an undercover police officer 鈥渁sked whether anyone wanted to be leader. The defendant immediately replied that 鈥業 wouldn鈥檛 mind being the leader鈥�.鈥� Bull confirmed that Cronjager was the leader of the UK outfit.
Richardson said: 鈥淗e then told everyone they must not talk about the group and must not leave their phones open with their screens on the group messages.
鈥淭he defendant then went on to explain that he was going to begin construction of an underground hideaway nearby. He was preparing a bunker in which to store the firearms he was seeking to obtain.鈥�
Jurors heard that Cronjager posted a sketch plan of an underground bunker in October 2020 along with two posts on how to carry out the 鈥渞evolution.鈥�
He told the group: 鈥淗ere are my bunker plans. Nothing special. It鈥檒l work tho. I鈥檒l use pallets for the walls, ceilings and floors.鈥�
Richardson said the undercover policeman and the teenage extremists discussed producing weapons.
Cronjager told the officer: 鈥淚 don鈥檛 want to start anything too soon, but I want to conduct at least one offensive action within two years.鈥�
Cronjager has denied preparing for terrorist acts and disseminating terrorist propaganda. He rejected four counts of collecting information likely to help others preparing for terror acts.