A Worthing man has walked out of court after harassing a Labour MP.
Jeremy Hulland of Meadow Road, East Worthing, was given a community order for sending a string of foul-mouthed emails to his MP Tom Rutland.
The emails, sent between May 20 and May 25 last year by the self-described "anarchist", saw him call the-then Prime Minister Keir Starmer a "fuhrer" and Mr Rutland a "liberal c***".
During the trial in June, in which he was found guilty, prosecutor Charlotte Frost said that Hulland expressed support for Hamas and Hezbollah.
In court, Hulland - who represented himself at the trial - said: "When I do the emailing, I’m drunk.
"Drink releases my inhibitions.
"I'm an anarchist.
"I don't vote.
"I think the only hope for the human race is the overthrow of the bourgeois."
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At Brighton Magistrates' Court today (August 10), Hulland, 64, appeared in the dock wearing a green tank top and a red bandana.
Deputy District Judge Turner sentenced him to a community order that includes 200 hours of unpaid work and 20 days of rehabilitation.
He was also ordered to pay £250 in court costs and a £114 victim surcharge.
He was also made the subject of a restraining order which prohibits him from contacting Mr Rutland either directly or indirectly or attending his address.
Following the guilty verdict in June, Mr Rutland welcomed his conviction.
He said: “Those who serve in elected office rightly expect robust challenge and disagreement, but it should never cross the line into harassment.
“Too many people are put off seeking to represent their communities by this kind of behaviour and that damages our democracy.”
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