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Tommy Robinson Facing Retrial Amid Contempt of Court Charge (Video)

© AFP 2023 / ISABEL INFANTESFounder and former leader of the English Defence League (EDL), Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, AKA Tommy Robinson, addresses supporters outside the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, in central London on 14 May 2019
Founder and former leader of the English Defence League (EDL), Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, AKA Tommy Robinson, addresses supporters outside the Old Bailey, London's Central Criminal Court, in central London on 14 May 2019 - Sputnik International
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Former European election candidate and English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson is set to appear before court in London for a retrial over his contempt of court charge.

In May 2018, Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was sentenced to 13 months in jail for contempt of court after live-streaming outside a criminal trial, in violation of reporting restrictions.

However, the court of appeal quashed the contempt finding, releasing Robinson after only two months of his sentence.

Robinson live-streamed defendants on trial for the sexual exploitation of young English girls in order to draw attention to their religious and ethnic heritage. During the live-stream, he cited demographic data about the number of Muslims and Pakistanis living in the UK and compared it with their prevalence among grooming gangs.

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