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EDL leader-turned independent journalist Tommy Robinson was jailed for 13 months for contempt of court. Leeds Crown Court blocked the media from publishing anything about Robinson's imprisonment via reporting restrictions.
Robinson was on a suspended sentence, as he had previously been arrested for contempt of court after filming outside Canterbury Crown Court in May.
The reporting restriction had prevented the publication of any content to do with Robinson's arrest and subsequent imprisonment. The Independent and Leeds Live, however, successfully challenged the reporting restriction on Tuesday.
On Friday, Robinson's media team spoke with RT about his arrest.
The former EDL leader, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley, was arrested in Leeds after confronting defendants as they entered the courthouse to face trial over sexual abuse allegations. Robinson and his team were producing a live video for social media as several of the 29 defendants accused of child sex abuse and neglect entered the courthouse.
A court order is in place to prevent any reporting of the details of the trial in question.
In a video posted on social media, Robinson - a self-styled defender of free speech - can be seen being arrested by a team of police officers. He is put in the back of a police van, with officers telling him that he was under arrest for "incitement" and "breach of the peace."
Despite being told that Robinson was to be released, the right-wing campaigner's media producer Caolan Robertson confirmed to RT on Friday that Robinson has been jailed.
"He's going to die in prison," Robertson said. "He's not going to survive." Robertson, who was present in court, told RT that Robinson's lawyer had appealed to the judge as he faced multiple and significant threats on his life during his time in prison. "This is a death sentence," the producer added.
He was hauled before the court amid claims that he had "damaged the court's integrity and [acted with] prejudice against the defendant," his media team told RT.
His producer told RT that his phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help from all over the world. He said that the outspoken right-wing campaigner will have the best legal defense in the world.
"The next step is to fight it with every resource the right wing has," he said. "The entire country is going to erupt because of this."
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EDL leader-turned independent journalist Tommy Robinson was jailed for 13 months for contempt of court. Leeds Crown Court blocked the media from publishing anything about Robinson's imprisonment via reporting restrictions.
Robinson was on a suspended sentence, as he had previously been arrested for contempt of court after filming outside Canterbury Crown Court in May.
The reporting restriction had prevented the publication of any content to do with Robinson's arrest and subsequent imprisonment. The Independent and Leeds Live, however, successfully challenged the reporting restriction on Tuesday.
On Friday, Robinson's media team spoke with RT about his arrest.
The former EDL leader, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley, was arrested in Leeds after confronting defendants as they entered the courthouse to face trial over sexual abuse allegations. Robinson and his team were producing a live video for social media as several of the 29 defendants accused of child sex abuse and neglect entered the courthouse.
A court order is in place to prevent any reporting of the details of the trial in question.
In a video posted on social media, Robinson - a self-styled defender of free speech - can be seen being arrested by a team of police officers. He is put in the back of a police van, with officers telling him that he was under arrest for "incitement" and "breach of the peace."
Despite being told that Robinson was to be released, the right-wing campaigner's media producer Caolan Robertson confirmed to RT on Friday that Robinson has been jailed.
"He's going to die in prison," Robertson said. "He's not going to survive." Robertson, who was present in court, told RT that Robinson's lawyer had appealed to the judge as he faced multiple and significant threats on his life during his time in prison. "This is a death sentence," the producer added.
He was hauled before the court amid claims that he had "damaged the court's integrity and [acted with] prejudice against the defendant," his media team told RT.
His producer told RT that his phone has been ringing off the hook with offers of help from all over the world. He said that the outspoken right-wing campaigner will have the best legal defense in the world.
"The next step is to fight it with every resource the right wing has," he said. "The entire country is going to erupt because of this."
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