A Bit of Background

On May 25, 2018, Tommy Robinson was arrested for breaching the peace, for disrupting a trial and was sentenced to 13 months in prison, a combination of a prior suspended sentence and the newer, ten-month sentence. The judge ordered news media not to report on his jail sentence. This gag order prompted a reaction in the USA by conservatives; among whom were Donald Trump, Jr., Roseanne Barr, and Steve Bannon. At the time of his sentence, Robinson steadfastly claimed: “I’ve done nothing.”

Already known to the Court by his reporting outside the courtroom, and despite a permanent Twitter ban for claiming Islam is murderous, Robinson continued to live stream video to a viewer base estimated at “hundreds of thousands” of followers. His arrest a year prior, in 2017, for filming Muslims who were on trial was seen by the court as prejudicial against the accused. The arrest carried a 3-month suspended sentence. The judge gave Robinson a warning that a future offense would carry a prison sentence.

Hunting the Hunter

Tommy Robinson is the founder of EDL – English Defense League, which seeks to ban Muslim immigration to Britain. EDL also advocates the tearing-down of mosques in Britain. Tommy Robinson targets grooming gangs, of which, he claimed that 90% are Muslim males.

In May 2018, Robinson’s incendiary style and claims were considered by the court as being prejudicial to the sex assault trial of the Muslims he had targeted. The judge put a gag order on the reporters witnessing Robinson’s trial and sentence until the Muslim’s trial was concluded.

Time Served

At the time of the August 1st decision, the judges decided not to release Robinson for “time served,” instead choosing to have him re-appear before the court at a later time. They concurred that the time served may not be adequate for the act. Time served was not considered in the granting of the bail release.

Today, Tommy Robinson is a free man, released from jail Wednesday August 1, 2018. Successful in his appeal for a contempt of court conviction, and freed by means of procedural failings, a flawed case and rushed process, Tommy is free, but faces a re-trial. When judges decided upon his release today, applause broke out in the courtroom as Lord Burnett announced the decision.

Lin Cava / Writer

I am a seasoned writer. I use creative writing poetry and art as a means of self-expression. As I observe the state of the world and particularly the state of the USA, I turn my effort and attention to reveal the issues we must, as a nation, redeem.
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