« Lfree Tommy Robinson”, “Why is Tommy Robinson held in solitary confinement for telling the truth? He should be released and those who covered this travesty should take his place in this cell”… Since 1is Last January, Elon Musk kept tweeting about Tommy Robinson. But who is he?
If the American businessman has, for several weeks now on his social network X, established him as a defender of freedom of expression, in the United Kingdom, this far-right activist is considered a delinquent.
Tommy Robinson's extensive criminal record
He is currently serving an 18-month prison sentence after admitting contempt of court, where he reiterated false statements against a Syrian refugee. One more conviction to his already extensive criminal record. Ten years ago, he was sentenced to a year and a half for mortgage fraud.
In 2005, he was also sentenced to a year in prison for attacking an off-duty police officer; in 2011, he was placed under police surveillance for a year for having instigated a brawl between football supporters; in 2013, he served another sentence for using a friend's passport to circumvent a ban on entry to the United States; in 2021, he was sentenced to five years in prison for harassing a journalist and her companion.
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