Tommy Robinson is jailed for 18 months
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTommy Robinson was today jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court by repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction.
The far-right political activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, admitted 10 breaches of a High Court order made in 2021 at the start of a hearing at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday.
Lawyers for the Solicitor General claimed the 41-year-old had been “thumbing his nose at the court” and “undermining” the rule of law, including by publishing a film called Silenced, which contains the libellous allegations, last year. READ MORE: Manchester United sack manager Erik ten Hag Barristers for Robinson, who wore a grey suit and white shirt, said it was his “principles that have brought him before the court”.
Passing sentence, Mr Justice Johnson said the breaches of the injunction were not “accidental, negligent or merely reckless” and that the “custodial threshold is amply crossed”.
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