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Far-right activist Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months for contempt of court

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Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for contempt of court after admitting to breaching a High Court order 10 times. The order was made in 2021 after Robinson lost a libel suit filed by Jamal Hijazi, a Syrian refugee, who was subjected to harassment and defamation by Robinson. In 2018, footage emerged showing the 15-year-old Jamal Hijazi being taunted, grabbed by the throat, and pushed to the ground. Despite being barred from repeating false allegations, Robinson continued to do so, leading to the contempt of court charges. The judge described Robinson's breaches as "flagrant" and done in a "sophisticated" way to ensure maximum coverage.

  1. GB
    Jeremy Johnson
    High Court of England and Wales
    1. It's a case about disobedience to an order of a court and an undermining of the rule of law.
    2. It was a planned, deliberate, direct, flagrant breach of the court's orders.
    3. The breaches were not accidental or negligent or merely reckless.
    4. All of his actions so far suggest that he regards himself as above the law.
  2. GB
    Sasha Wass
    1. This defendant had been neither sly nor dishonest nor seeking gain for himself. He acted the way that he did, and he accepts his culpability, because he passionately believes in free speech.
  3. GB
    Hope Not Hate
    1. Today's verdict proves that even Lennon's actions have consequences and goes some way to delivering justice for Jamal Hijazi.

sources

  1. 1.The Times of India
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.The Times
  4. 4.The Guardian

perspectives

  1. 1.Rise of Far-Right in Europe
  2. 2.Freedom of Speech
  3. 3.Immigration to the UK
  4. 4.Defamation
  5. 5.Right of asylum

countries

  1. 1.United KingdomGB
  2. 2.Syrian Arab RepublicSY
  3. 3.United StatesUS

organizations

  1. 1.English Defence League
  2. 2.Infowars
  3. 3.Twitter/XUS
  4. 4.Woolwich Crown Court
  5. 5.Almondbury Community School
  6. 6.FacebookUS
  7. 7.Hope Not HateGB
  8. 8.YouTubeUS

persons

  1. 1.Jamal Hijazi
  2. 2.Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon
  3. 3.Tommy Robinson
  4. 4.Alex JonesUS
  5. 5.Andrew TateUS
  6. 6.Aidan Eardley
  7. 7.David Icke
  8. 8.Elon MuskUS
  9. 9.Gareth Icke
  10. 10.Jeremy JohnsonGB
  11. 11.Sasha WassGB

technicals

  1. 1.Trafalgar Square
  2. 2.Islam
Far-right activist Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months for contempt of court