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| Facebook PM threat Rutland man set to lose council seat | |
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| An councillor who posted on Facebook that Theresa May should be hanged "for treason" is set to lose his position. | An councillor who posted on Facebook that Theresa May should be hanged "for treason" is set to lose his position. |
| Richard Alderman was given a community order and curfew in October after admitting sending a menacing or grossly offensive message. | Richard Alderman was given a community order and curfew in October after admitting sending a menacing or grossly offensive message. |
| Alderman made the six Facebook posts between April and July, when he was elected to Rutland County Council. | Alderman made the six Facebook posts between April and July, when he was elected to Rutland County Council. |
| The council said it will not give him a dispensation for missing meetings during his curfew. | The council said it will not give him a dispensation for missing meetings during his curfew. |
| At a court hearing in Birmingham in October, the independent councillor, of Lonsdale Way, Oakham, was given a six-month community order and a six-month curfew. | At a court hearing in Birmingham in October, the independent councillor, of Lonsdale Way, Oakham, was given a six-month community order and a six-month curfew. |
| The curfew applies between 19:00 and 07:00, meaning he cannot attend meetings which start at 19:00. | The curfew applies between 19:00 and 07:00, meaning he cannot attend meetings which start at 19:00. |
| A full meeting of Rutland County Council agreed not to grant a dispensation to Alderman to cover this period, which will put him in breach of attendance rules. | A full meeting of Rutland County Council agreed not to grant a dispensation to Alderman to cover this period, which will put him in breach of attendance rules. |
| Council chairman Kenneth Bool, said: "Mr Alderman's conviction in September has meant that he is not able to honour those commitments to the people of Oakham South West or the wider Rutland community. | Council chairman Kenneth Bool, said: "Mr Alderman's conviction in September has meant that he is not able to honour those commitments to the people of Oakham South West or the wider Rutland community. |
| "I would like to reiterate that the behaviour displayed by Mr Alderman that led to his conviction has no place, either in this council or in society and is utterly reprehensible." | "I would like to reiterate that the behaviour displayed by Mr Alderman that led to his conviction has no place, either in this council or in society and is utterly reprehensible." |
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