Tommy Robinson is in prison and that’s why

Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 13 months in UK courts via Facebook Live streaming. His advocates say he used his free speech and his campaign for freedom – #FreeTommy – has spread on social media.

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He was accused of contempt of court for the second time in a year and sentenced on the day he was arrested. So, is Tommy Robinson a victim in an effort to silence him? Or is he guilty of a serious crime that could have been punished in active criminal justice?

We look at who Tommy Robinson is, what he did in Leeds and therefore whether the penalty is fair.

Reading links:
https://thesecretbarrister.com/2018/05/25/what-has-happened-to-poor-tommy-robinson/ – The case of The Secret Barrister Tommy Robinson
https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/leeds-news/tommy-robinson-jailed-facebook-live-14718619 – Stephanie Finnegan’s first-hand account of the Robinson audition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-44287640 – BBC report on Robinson’s audition
https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance/contempt-court-reporting-restrictions-and-restrictions-public-access-hearings – Contempt the law of the court
https://www.localsolicitors.com/criminal-guides/breach-of-the-peace-explained – Breaking the peace described

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