TOMMY Robinson has admitted contempt of court after showing a film containing slurs about a Syrian refugee during a protest.
The 41-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appeared at Woolwich Crown Court today after breaching a 2021 High Court order barring him from repeating the false claims.
PATommy Robinson admitted contempt of court after showing the film Silenced[/caption]
ReutersSupporters of the far-right activist gathered near London’s Woolwich Crown Court[/caption]
PARobinson missed a protest held by his followers on Saturday[/caption]
The far-right activist was accused of being in contempt of court after the airing of the film Silenced at a protest in Trafalgar Square in July.
Contempt of court can result in up to two years in jail, a fine, or both.
Robinson appeared at Folkestone police station on Friday where he was remanded into custody and separately charged with failing to provide his mobile phone access code to police under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
He hugged supporters waiting outside for him, who then cheered as he entered the station.
The 41-year-old missed a protest held on Saturday, where thousands of his supporters gathered in central London.
Demonstrators carried banners reading “Two tier Keir fuelled the riots” and chanted “We want Tommy out” as they marched from Victoria station to Parliament Square.
The protest was met with rival protesters from Stand Up to Racism, which called on its supporters to “take to the streets” in a “massive anti-fascist demonstration”.
It is understood five arrests were made at the demonstration, the Metropolitan Police said.
Robinson was released on unconditional bail in July and subsequently left the country.
Adam Payter, representing the Solicitor General, told the High Court there “was nothing to prevent him from doing so”.
Mr Justice Johnson issued a warrant for Robinson’s arrest but ordered that it not be carried out “until early October”.
This was to allow the 41-year-old time to indicate that he would attend the next hearing voluntarily or to apply to “set aside” the warrant.
Robinson posted a video of himself arriving at Luton Airport on October 20 and said he was surprised he had not been arrested.
He applied to set aside the warrant but his application was dismissed by Mr Justice Johnson on Friday.
Ray CollinsRobinson appeared at Folkestone police station on Friday where he was remanded into custody[/caption] Published: [#item_custom_pubDate]
