MP is target of net race hate

A race-hate video attacking Dewsbury MP Shahid Malik has been posted on YouTube.

The video on the internet site contains a chilling threat to the Labour MP's safety.

Mr Malik who has reported the video to the police, said there is "no doubt" that the video had been posted by a "hardcore BNP supporter".

The video includes a series of pictures of Mr Malik accompanied by an offensive soundtrack.

Towards the end of the 39 second clip, a written message flashes on the screen stating "this scum thinks he can mess with the big boys" and is then followed by a picture of BNP leader Nick Griffin.

A second message warning "he better not or he will end up like this" is followed by a photograph of Mr Malik covered in blood.

The picture was taken in 2001 when Mr Malik was hit in the face by a police shield during disturbances in Burnley.

Below the clip are a series of racist comments posted by people who have viewed the video, along with calls to "support the BNP".

It is believed the video has been on YouTube three weeks.Mr Malik was alerted to it by his 23-year-old brother.

Shahid Malik told the YEP: "I was disgusted when I saw it. It is quite shocking and it is intimidating.

"I was resigned to the fact some time ago that there was a very good chance that something not so nice was going to happen.

"But if you worry about it all the time, you cannot get on with your job. Videos like that are disturbing and they do shock you but they also spur you on."

A BNP spokesman last night denied the party had anything to do with the video.

But Mr Malik said: "I do not think there is any doubt, and it's clear to anyone who looks at the package and other packages posted by the same person, that this man is a hardcore BNP supporter.

"Unfortunately there are many people like him."

He said he was disappointed that YouTube, which is owned by internet giant Google, had not removed the video.

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