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| '''Arthur Benjamin Kemp''' (born ], ]) is a writer, speaker, ] activist, and political figure from ], who currently works as the Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for the ]. | '''Arthur Benjamin Kemp''' (born ], ]) is a writer, speaker, ] activist, and political figure from ], who currently works as the Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for the ]. | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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| Arthur Kemp was born in 1962 in the British colony of ], spending his formative early political years in ]. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Politics and Public Administration. <ref>'']'', </ref> | |||
| Kemp has written and self-published several books including ''March of the Titans: a history of the White Race,'' which questions the number of Jews killed in the Second World War and "is popular with far-right activists around the world."<ref name=guardian080509>'']'', 8 May 2009, </ref> In 2009 he re-published ''Victory Or Violence - The Story of the AWB of South Africa'', on the ] (AWB - Afrikaner Resistance Movement), having originally published it in 1990. According to the SPLC, in 2005, when Kemp's byline started appearing in ] publications, the group awarded him the "Dr. ] Award for Investigative Journalism," which brought with it a $250 prize, for his article in ], "White South Africa: What Went Wrong?"<ref name=SPLC/> | |||
| He was conscripted into the South African Police from 1985 to 1988 as part of his national service obligation in South Africa, serving as a constable and a sergeant in the uniform branch stationed in Johannesburg. <ref>'']'', http://www.arthurkemp.com/?p=130 ESSAY EIGHT from The Lie of Apartheid and other True Stories from Southern Africa]</ref> | |||
| Having moved to the UK in 1996,<ref name=guardian080509/> Kemp is manager of ''Excalibur'', the ] (BNP)'s merchandising arm,<ref name=guardian080509/> and is in charge of maintaining the BNP website.<ref>"Excalibur, Dispatch Move to Bigger Premises under New Management" </ref> Andrew Johnson of '']'' wrote that Kemp "was spotted in the BNP's election headquarters in Wales preparing thousands of campaign leaflets.<ref>Andrew Johnson, ''The Independent'', 10 May 2009, </ref><ref name=guardian080509/> The BNP released a video of the Euro election leaflet operation apparently showing that the operation was under the control of Birmingham BNP activist Richard Lumby.<ref>A look behind the scenes at Euro depot</ref> | |||
| After completing his national service, Kemp worked for ] newspaper in Johannesburg <ref>'']'', 1 December 1997, </ref> and later as a journalist for the ]. | |||
| In 1993 Kemp was the key state witness in the prosecution relating to the murder of South African Communist Party leader ].<ref>'']'', 7 October 1993, </ref> Kemp testified before the court that two days after the murder Mrs.Derby-Lewis had admitted her involvement to him.<ref>'']'', 7 October 1993, </ref> A 2007 report from the ] called Kemp a ] who has been active in providing some manner of support to the ] in the ], and asserted that he left South Africa because he was seen to have betrayed those convicted in the murder trial of Walus and Derby-Lewis, by giving "testimony against the Derby-Lewises".<ref name=SPLC>{{cite journal|author=Heidi Beirich|title=Dangerous Liaison:South African Shores Up Neo-Nazi Group|date=Winter 2007|journal=Intelligence Report|url=http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=853}}</ref> Kemp testified against the Derby-Lewises by saying to the court that "they admitted to involvement during a lunch the three had together two days after Hani's death."<ref name=SPLC>{{cite journal|author=Heidi Beirich|title=Dangerous Liaison:South African Shores Up Neo-Nazi Group|date=Winter 2007|journal=Intelligence Report|url=http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=853}}</ref> On his personal website Kemp dismissed the SPLC's report as "total rubbish", saying they didn't even get his year of birth correct, whether 1962 or 1963.<ref> arthurkemp.com</ref> | |||
| Kemp was expelled from that party in 1992 for coming to the conclusion that apartheid was impracticable, indefensible and morally unjustifiable. <ref>'']'', http://www.arthurkemp.com/?p=130 ESSAY EIGHT from The Lie of Apartheid and other True Stories from Southern Africa]</ref> | |||
| Kemp has also worked as an international risk consultant; as a retail market analyst for a blue chip company in the UK; and as a public relations consultant. <ref>'']'', </ref> | |||
| Having moved to the UK in 1996,<ref>'']'', </ref> Kemp is manager of ''Excalibur'', the ] (BNP)'s merchandising arm<ref>'']'', </ref> and is in charge of maintaining the BNP website.<ref>"Excalibur, Dispatch Move to Bigger Premises under New Management" </ref> He is also BNP spokesman on foreign affairs. <ref>'']'', [http://bnp.org.uk/2009/10/iran-another-war-being-prepared-by-the-liars-in-washington-and-london/ Iran: Another War Being Prepared by the Liars in Washington and London | |||
| ]</ref> | |||
| ==Chris Hani Trial== | |||
| In 1993 Kemp was briefly arrested and then released without charge in connection with the assassination of ], the leader of the ] and chief of staff of ], the armed wing of the ] (ANC). <ref>'']'', 22 April 1993, </ref> | |||
| Kemp was subpoenaed to appear as a witness after one of the main suspects, ], gave the police Kemp's name as the person who had drawn up a list of names which was found in the apartment of the shooter, ]. <ref>'']'', 22 April 1993, </ref> | |||
| According to the South African Police, Kemp was arrested along with four other people had “on the basis of information provided by Mr ].” <ref>'']'', 22 April 1993, </ref> | |||
| The Independent newspaper <ref>'']'', 7 October 1993, </ref> claimed Kemp was a “key witness” in the trial. However, other reports said that Kemp only testified about the origin of the list and nothing else. At the trial, Kemp denied producing a "hitlist." <ref>'']'', 9 May 2009, </ref> | |||
| The actual key witnesses in the Hani trial were Margarita Harmse, an Afrikaner woman who witnessed the actual shooting, and Michael Buchanan, who also witnessed the shooting and identified the shooter, Janus Walusz at an identification parade. <ref>'']'', 31 March 2007, </ref> | |||
| Other key witnesses included: Conservative Party member Lionel du Randt (who supplied the firearm used in the assassination and who testified in court that he had supplied it wrapped in clothing) <ref>'''', 10 April 2008, </ref>; Conservative Party member Faan Venter who testified that he had carried the firearm to Clive Derby-Lewis (who then handed it to Walusz) <ref>'''', 10 April 2008, </ref>; and Conservative Party member Keith Darroll, who testified that he had acquired and made the silencer which was attached to the murder weapon.<ref>'''', 10 April 2008, </ref> | |||
| Furthermore, the crucial evidence in the Hani case was supplied by Walusz and Clive Derby-Lewis themselves, who fully confessed their actions to the police when they were first arrested under the Internal Security Act.<ref>'''', 17 August 1997, </ref> Kemp and the others were only arrested after Derby-Lewis gave their names to the police.<ref>'']'', 22 April 1993, </ref> | |||
| Gaye Derby-Lewis testified at a later Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing that she had “compiled the list.” <ref>'']'', 1 December 1997, </ref> | |||
| The Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing into the assassination of Chris Hani heard that the original trial court had heard “ that Mr Kemp was not regarded as a co-conspirator” <ref>'']'', 1 December 1997, </ref> | |||
| ==Criticism== | |||
| ⚫ | According to the ], Kemp is a ] who has been active in providing some manner of support to the ] in the ], and asserts he left South Africa because he was seen to have betrayed those convicted in the murder trial of Walus and Derby-Lewis, by giving ''testimony against the Derby-Lewises''.<ref name=SPLC>{{cite journal|author=Heidi Beirich|title=Dangerous Liaison:South African Shores Up Neo-Nazi Group|date=Winter 2007|journal=Intelligence Report|url=http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=853}}</ref> | ||
| Kemp dismissed these allegations as "total rubbish" on his personal website, saying they didn't even get his year of birth correct.<ref> arthurkemp.com</ref> | |||
| ==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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Arthur Benjamin Kemp (born September 14, 1962) is a writer, speaker, British activist, and political figure from South Africa, who currently works as the Foreign Affairs Spokesperson for the British National Party.
Biography
Arthur Kemp was born in 1962 in the British colony of Southern Rhodesia, spending his formative early political years in South Africa. He has a bachelor’s degree in Political Science, International Politics and Public Administration.
He was conscripted into the South African Police from 1985 to 1988 as part of his national service obligation in South Africa, serving as a constable and a sergeant in the uniform branch stationed in Johannesburg.
After completing his national service, Kemp worked for The Citizen (South Africa) newspaper in Johannesburg and later as a journalist for the South African Conservative Party.
Kemp was expelled from that party in 1992 for coming to the conclusion that apartheid was impracticable, indefensible and morally unjustifiable.
Kemp has also worked as an international risk consultant; as a retail market analyst for a blue chip company in the UK; and as a public relations consultant.
Having moved to the UK in 1996, Kemp is manager of Excalibur, the British National Party (BNP)'s merchandising arm and is in charge of maintaining the BNP website. He is also BNP spokesman on foreign affairs.
Chris Hani Trial
In 1993 Kemp was briefly arrested and then released without charge in connection with the assassination of Chris Hani, the leader of the South African Communist Party and chief of staff of Umkhonto we Sizwe, the armed wing of the African National Congress (ANC).
Kemp was subpoenaed to appear as a witness after one of the main suspects, Clive Derby-Lewis, gave the police Kemp's name as the person who had drawn up a list of names which was found in the apartment of the shooter, Janusz Walus.
According to the South African Police, Kemp was arrested along with four other people had “on the basis of information provided by Mr Clive Derby-Lewis.”
The Independent newspaper claimed Kemp was a “key witness” in the trial. However, other reports said that Kemp only testified about the origin of the list and nothing else. At the trial, Kemp denied producing a "hitlist."
The actual key witnesses in the Hani trial were Margarita Harmse, an Afrikaner woman who witnessed the actual shooting, and Michael Buchanan, who also witnessed the shooting and identified the shooter, Janus Walusz at an identification parade.
Other key witnesses included: Conservative Party member Lionel du Randt (who supplied the firearm used in the assassination and who testified in court that he had supplied it wrapped in clothing) ; Conservative Party member Faan Venter who testified that he had carried the firearm to Clive Derby-Lewis (who then handed it to Walusz) ; and Conservative Party member Keith Darroll, who testified that he had acquired and made the silencer which was attached to the murder weapon.
Furthermore, the crucial evidence in the Hani case was supplied by Walusz and Clive Derby-Lewis themselves, who fully confessed their actions to the police when they were first arrested under the Internal Security Act. Kemp and the others were only arrested after Derby-Lewis gave their names to the police.
Gaye Derby-Lewis testified at a later Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing that she had “compiled the list.”
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearing into the assassination of Chris Hani heard that the original trial court had heard “ that Mr Kemp was not regarded as a co-conspirator”
Criticism
According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, Kemp is a white supremacist who has been active in providing some manner of support to the National Alliance in the United States, and asserts he left South Africa because he was seen to have betrayed those convicted in the murder trial of Walus and Derby-Lewis, by giving testimony against the Derby-Lewises.
Kemp dismissed these allegations as "total rubbish" on his personal website, saying they didn't even get his year of birth correct.
Bibliography
- Arthur Kemp (2006), March of the Titans: a history of the White Race
- Arthur Kemp (2008), Jihad: Islam's 1,300 Year War Against Western Civilisation
- Arthur Kemp (2008), The Immigration Invasion
- Arthur Kemp (2009), Victory Or Violence - The Story of the Awb of South Africa
- Arthur Kemp (2009), The Lie of Apartheid and Other True Stories from Southern Africa
External links
- Blog site of Arthur Kemp
- YouTube video playlist of Arthur Kemp's BNP campaign speeches
- Read Arthur Kemp's book, "March of the Titans: A History of the White Race" online free-of-charge
Notes and References
- Goodreads, Author Profile
- Conspiracies and the Chris Hani Assassination , http://www.arthurkemp.com/?p=130 ESSAY EIGHT from The Lie of Apartheid and other True Stories from Southern Africa]
- TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION, AMNESTY HEARING, 1 December 1997, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Amnesty Hearing, 1 December 2007
- Conspiracies and the Chris Hani Assassination , http://www.arthurkemp.com/?p=130 ESSAY EIGHT from The Lie of Apartheid and other True Stories from Southern Africa]
- Goodreads, Author Profile
- The Guardian, BNP's attempt to gain first European seat aided by man linked to ANC leader's killer
- The Guardian, BNP's attempt to gain first European seat aided by man linked to ANC leader's killer
- "Excalibur, Dispatch Move to Bigger Premises under New Management"
- The Guardian, [http://bnp.org.uk/2009/10/iran-another-war-being-prepared-by-the-liars-in-washington-and-london/ Iran: Another War Being Prepared by the Liars in Washington and London ]
- The Independent, 22 April 1993, Suspects held in Hani inquiry: Police confirm plot after five more arrests
- The Independent, 22 April 1993, Suspects held in Hani inquiry: Police confirm plot after five more arrests
- The Independent, 22 April 1993, Suspects held in Hani inquiry: Police confirm plot after five more arrests
- The Independent, 7 October 1993, Net widens
- News24.com, 9 May 2009, SA right-winger linked to UK BNP
- The Guardian, 31 March 2007, Witnesses identify 'Hani killer'
- , 10 April 2008, The assassination of Chris Hani
- , 10 April 2008, The assassination of Chris Hani
- , 10 April 2008, The assassination of Chris Hani
- , 17 August 1997, The assassination of Chris Hani
- The Independent, 22 April 1993, Suspects held in Hani inquiry: Police confirm plot after five more arrests
- TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION, AMNESTY HEARING, 1 December 1997, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Amnesty Hearing, 1 December 2007
- TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION, AMNESTY HEARING, 1 December 1997, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Amnesty Hearing, 1 December 2007
- Heidi Beirich (Winter 2007). "Dangerous Liaison:South African Shores Up Neo-Nazi Group". Intelligence Report.
- arthurkemp.com
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