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Far-right activistic Tommy Robinson has been taken into custody up of a large objection by his supporters successful London this weekend.
Kent Police said a 41-year-old antheral had been arrested astatine the absorption of the High Court and would look astatine Woolwich Crown Court connected Monday successful transportation with contempt of tribunal allegations.
The unit said Robinson has besides been charged nether his existent sanction of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon with allegedly refusing to supply his phone’s PIN to officers who had stopped and questioned him astatine the borderline successful Folkestone successful July.
He was granted bail implicit that allegation and volition look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected 13 November.
The alleged offence nether the Terrorism Act is not an accusation that helium was readying an onslaught and relates solely to constabulary powers to analyse phones astatine ports arsenic portion of investigations.
Yaxley-Lennon is facing imaginable jailhouse astatine Monday's proceeding connected contempt of tribunal charges.
It is alleged helium breached an injunction not to repetition lies astir a Syrian exile which had been antecedently ruled by a justice to beryllium defamatory.
Shortly aft helium entered Folkestone constabulary presumption connected Friday afternoon, the authoritative Tommy Robinson X relationship confirmed that helium had been taken into custody.
The determination to detain Yaxley-Lennon comes little than 24 hours earlier a large policing cognition to incorporate a support gathering perchance thousands of his supporters.
For weeks, and posting from abroad, helium had been urging them to travel to London connected Saturday, claiming that the authorities was trying to soundlessness him for speaking retired astir the interaction of immigrants connected the UK.
Metropolitan Police commanders person enactment successful spot a important cognition to incorporate the protestation and abstracted it from a counter-demonstration.
Both the Met and British Transport Police are owed to beryllium supported by officers from different forces crossed the country. The Met said determination would beryllium a "significant constabulary presence" to guarantee the 2 groups were kept apart.
It is not wide however galore radical volition be but a akin gathering successful London successful July saw thousands of Robinson supporters successful Trafalgar Square.
The activist, who founded the now-defunct English Defence League, has been accused by critics of whipping up tensions during the summer’s riots.
Yaxley-Lennon has not been charged with immoderate offences relating to the disturbances.
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