Far-right activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon sentenced over false claims about refugee and ordered to pay costs of £80,350.82The far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months for contempt of court for repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee, in breach of an injunction.He was told that “nobody is above the law” by a judge who said the “flagrant” breaches had been done in a “sophisticated” way to ensure the false claims would achieve “maximum coverage”, reaching tens of millions of people. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/oct/28/tommy-robinson-admits-contempt-of-court-over-false-claims-about-refugee
Author : Ben Quinn
Publish date : 2024-10-28 15:32:09
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Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court
