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http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21109844-2,00.html
'Granville boys' face charges
January 24, 2007 11:29am
THOSE behind a race hate video posted on the internet could face criminal charges, NSW Police minister said today.
The video, which glorifies gang rapist Bilal Skaf and boasts about the Cronulla revenge attacks, has been linked to students at Granville Boys High in New South Wales.
The education department is investigating the video, which features teenagers boasting about their Middle Eastern heritage and describing themselves as "Soldiers of Granville Boys".
A collage of photographs shows evil rapist Skaf posing with a rifle and an image of police with the slogan "f... that police" across the bottom.
Others depict banned semi-automatic handguns and ammunition as well as thousands of dollars in $50 notes.
It is set to a US rap song and shows a gang of thugs repeatedly kicking a man in one of the revenge attacks following the Cronulla riots.
The video shows young men of Middle Eastern descent describe themselves as "Soldiers of Granville Boys".
The video shows a man being kicked by several people during the revenge attacks after the 2005 Cronulla Beach riot.
In another scene, a map of Australia is overlaid with the red, white and green of the Lebanese flag and the words "Under new management".
Mr. Watkins said any students of Granville Boys High involved in the video could face suspension or expulsion and police would consider criminal charges against the makers.
Police and school staff would attempt to identify those pictured in the video, he said.
He said it had not yet been established if anyone enrolled at the school was involved with the making of the video.
"You have to be pretty thick to show your face in this sort of offensive rubbish as some people seem to have in this case.
"If they are currently enrolled at the school action will be taken against them. If they've left the school and if there's some criminal activity that could be ascribed to it then police will be looking at that."
NSW Education Department Regional Director of South Western Sydney Tom Urry said the department would expand its investigation into the matter next week, but it had no proof there were any links to Granville Boys High.
Mr. Urry said not every member of staff would be involved in the investigation.
"We don't believe in any way that it reflects the culture of that wonderful place and unfortunately it only takes an incident like this to paint the community in a poor light," he said on ABC radio.
Opposition Leader Peter Debnam said he was sickened by the video and police needed to track down those responsible.
"I don't want to damn that high school with being associated with it until someone actually gets to the background of it."