Tommy Robinson arrested under UK Terrorism Act

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ER Editor: UPDATE – Robinson has left the UK:

And from the BBC —

Tommy Robinson leaves UK on eve of court case

A senior judge has issued an arrest warrant for far-right campaigner Stephen Yaxley-Lennon – better known by his alias Tommy Robinson – after learning he has left the country on the eve of a major legal case against him.

Yaxley-Lennon left the UK by a Eurotunnel train on Sunday night, despite having been arrested by Kent Police under counter-terrorism powers.

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Tommy Robinson was arrested yesterday near the Channel Tunnel on the south east coast near Folkestone after having led a march on Saturday in central London. He was later released on bail yesterday, and today he faces a hearing over contempt of court charges for publicly showing his documentary, Silenced. The circumstances of the arrest are not clear, nor is the role the documentary plays although it may be the reason for it. An impromptu protest in support of Robinson was arranged for 4pm yesterday.

He was arrested under ‘schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, which allows police to stop, examine and search passengers at ports, airports and international rail terminals.’ The Guardian has more (MSM warning).

His documentary is linked to in a tweet below.

Tweets from yesterday —

Updated tweets. Interesting commentary here from lawyer Ezra Levant –

Further perspectives (notice the Israeli & Ukrainian flags mention) —

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Tommy Robinson Arrested Under ‘Anti-Terror’ Laws After Screening Banned Film, Supporters Claim

Anti-grooming gang activist Tommy Robinson has been arrested under anti-terrorism legislation, his supporters claimed in a post on Robinson’s verified X account on Sunday.

Tommy Robinson at Speakers' Corner. Picture taken by photojournalist Shayan Barjesteh van
Shayan Barjesteh van Waalwijk van Doorn, Wikipedia Commons

UPDATE 1300: London’s Metropolitan Police Denies involvement in Tommy Robinson arrest. 

In a statement, the police force said: “Met officers are not involved in the alleged arrest of Tommy Robinson and we are not aware of any links with the demonstration held yesterday in London.

“This matter involves another force and we hope that further information will be released soon. We are aware of posts online encouraging people to protest in London in relation to this issue. Any such protest must be lawful. We will deploy officers as required to prevent serious disruption or disorder and to deal with any incidents.”

The original story continues as follows:

During a large demonstration in central London on Saturday, Tommy Robinson screened his banned film Silenced in front of supporters, following which the activist was reportedly arrested by police.

A post on his verified X account said: “We can confirm that Tommy Robinson has been detained by police using powers afforded to them under the Terrorism Act 2000.

“That’s right, you read that correctly, Tommy is being held by police using counter-terrorism legislation.

“We will update you as and when we can.”

The reported arrest comes as Robinson was due in the High Court on Monday after being accused of contempt of court for producing the film and for repeating the claims made in Silenced.

The film documents the legal battle between Robinson and Jamal Hijazi, who successfully sued Robinson in 2021 after the activist claimed that the Syrian refugee boy had attacked girls at his school prior to the viral Almondbury Community School incident.

Robinson was ordered to pay Hijazi £100,000 in damages and was given an injunction against repeating the claims made in the film.

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Featured image source, Tommy Robinson with a microphone: https://x.com/TRobinsonNewEra/status/1817165148492124196

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2 Comments on Tommy Robinson arrested under UK Terrorism Act

  1. Yvette, darling. You’re not being honest. Youtube’s algorithm ‘recommends’ the kinds of things you usually watch or search for. Tommy Robinson’s two videos would have matched your viewing habits and wouldn’t necessarily have appeared first on someone else’s YT page when they logged in.

  2. Tommy Robinson: If you don’t want jihadist warriors on your immigration lists, then you shouldn’t be in their countries bombing their homes and killing their children.

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