Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court

Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months aft admitting contempt of tribunal by repeating mendacious claims against a Syrian refugee.

Robinson, whose existent sanction is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, admitted 10 breaches of a High Court bid made successful 2021 during a proceeding successful Woolwich Crown Court.

Lawyers for the Solicitor General accused Robinson, 41, of "undermining" the regularisation of law.

Barristers for Robinson said it was his "principles that person brought him earlier the court".

The proceeding connected Monday was the culmination of events that day backmost to October 2018.

That month, a video went viral showing however Jamal Hijazi, a Syrian successful West Yorkshire, had been attacked by different teen astatine school.

Yaxley-Lennon past posted his ain effect to 1 cardinal Facebook followers alleging that his probe had established that Mr Hijazi was a convulsive thug, a assertion that was untrue.

The Yaxley-Lennon video dispersed wide and the Syrian teen and his household received decease threats.

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