Norman Lowell

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Norman Lowell
Norman Lowell
Born July 29, 1946
Pietà, Malta
Political party Imperium Europa
Residence Attard, Malta
Religion Cosmotheism[2]
Website www.imperium-europa.org

Norman Lowell (born July 29, 1946) is the founder and leader of Imperium Europa, a New Right Maltese political party.

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[edit] Politics

[edit] Imperium Europa

Main article: Imperium Europa

The stated goal of the party is to unite all European natives under one flag, hence the name "Imperium Europa" (Empire Europe), leading to "a Europid bond forged through Spirituality closely followed by Race, nurtured through High culture, protected by High Politics, enforced by the The Elite."

The idea is to unite with Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty, rename it Nova Europa (New Europe), and assume a leadership position. [1]:

Once we of IE are there, within the group: WE shall assume a Leadership position and we shall rename it: Nova Europa. We shall shift the whole mercantile politics of the EU into Geopolitics.

[edit] European Parliament Election

Norman Lowell contested the first European Parliament elections that were held in Malta on June 12, 2004, obtaining 1,603 first-count votes from a total of 250,691 votes cast (0.64%) [2].

[edit] Political descriptions

The mainstream media has described Lowell as a racist [3], anti-semitic[4] and a Nazi-sympathiser [5], although Lowell insists that he is a racialist rather than a racist[6][7]. Lowell has also stated that he is "neither a Nazi nor a Fascist nor a Neo-Nazi" and that he would be "booted out of a Nazi party within five minutes" because he's "a strong libertarian." [8].

[edit] Controversy

[edit] Adolf Hitler and holocaust denial

Lowell has described Mein Kampf as "The Book" and Adolf Hitler as "The Hero" [9].

Lowell has described the Holocaust as a "holy hoax" and a myth. He has praised Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has also questioned whether the Holocaust occurred. [10] [11].

[edit] Criminal prosecutions and allegations

In 2005, two criminal prosections relating to incitement to racial hatred were filed against Lowell by the Maltese authorities [12]. The first charge related to an article by Lowell hosted on a satirical website in which anti-semitic statements of historical figures were quoted by Lowell. [13]. The second charge related to a public meeting organised by Lowell in January 2005 in Safi [14] [15][16]. The cases were eventually put off sine die after the Prosecuting officer, Superintendent Peter Paul Zammit, was absent from three sittings for the case, although police sources said three other police inspectors were present in these cases [17].

Norman Lowell was again arrested and charged on three counts of inciting racial hatred in May 2006. One of the charges related to derogatory terms used to describe Jewish people in an article in the white nationalist National Vanguard entitled Coming Cataclysmic Crisis. Lowell was also accused of insulting the Maltese president Edward Fenech Adami during one of his speeches. Norman Lowell was later on released on bail on a personal guarantee of Lm5000 (€12,000) [18][19] .

[edit] Libel suit against prominent editor

In November 1st, 2006, Norman Lowell filed a libel action against Saviour Balzan, the editor of Malta Today, and journalists Kurt Sansone and Matthew Vella. Lowell's contention was that three articles published by the newspaper in May 2006 (Arsonists attack Daphne on same night Norman Lowell organises BBQ", "Lowell's neo-nazis hit out at press after arson attack" and "Get the bastards now, before it is too late") contained false and libellous information and put him in danger. The articles had, among other things, alleged that Lowell was involved in arson attacks, that he was a Neo-Nazi and was a person who had instigated racist violence [20].

[edit] Trivia

  • Lowell is an artist in an abstract style he refers to as Dionysian Action Painting.
  • Lowell is the founder of the Ch'uan Shu martial art in Malta.
  • Lowell has written two books: Credo: A Book for the Very Few and Imperium Europa - A Book that Changed the World.
  • Lowell is a contributor to American white nationalist website National Vanguard.
  • Lowell is a staunch supporter and admirer of Carmelo Borg Pisani, who was executed way back in 1942.
  • Believes that the President should be elected by the people and not chosen from within the party

[edit] External links

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[edit] References

  1. ^ [1] Viva Malta forum
  2. ^ Malta Data
  3. ^ 7 per cent of Maltese would consider voting for extremists Malta Today Jun. 04 2006
  4. ^ - Norman Lowell’s Mein Kampf Malta Independent, 2004
  5. ^ Maltafly.com editor is ‘NO to EU’ figurehead’s husband Malta Today Jan. 12 2003
  6. ^ Malta: White Leader Decries “Betrayal of Our Beloved Island” National Vanguard Jun. 17 2004
  7. ^ Radical–Racialist–Right–Revolutionary-Reactionaries! National Vanguard Feb. 11 2004
  8. ^ Viva Malta Forum Nov. 2 2006
  9. ^ Masonry: The Struggle for the Soul of Europe National Vanguard Nov. 23 2003
  10. ^ Norman Lowell unveils grandiose march on Brussels tomorrow Malta Today Feb. 8 2004
  11. ^ Police question Lowell’s adherents on arson attack Malta Today Mar. 26 2006
  12. ^ Norman Lowell indicted di-ve news Jun. 26 2005
  13. ^ Gol’s Chutzpah Oct. 25 2002
  14. ^ Lowell summoned to appear in court to face charges Maltamedia Jun. 6 2005
  15. ^ Norman Lowell case: Internet download constitutes an evidence in court di-ve news Mar. 16 2006
  16. ^ Immigrants injured during peaceful protest Maltamedia Jan. 13 2005
  17. ^ Police ask for reappointment of Norman Lowell racial hatred case Malta Today May 21 2006
  18. ^ Norman Lowell charged with racial hatred The Malta Independent
  19. ^ Lowell Arrested for Inciting Racial Hatred National Vanguard May 27 2006
  20. ^ Far-right group leader sues weekly for libel The Times Of Malta Nov. 1 2006
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