Sentenced to 18 months in prison for defamatory comments, British activist Tommy Robinson has sparked heated controversy. Elon Musk’s unexpected support reignites debates around freedom of expression and political tensions in the United Kingdom.
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Elon Musk on Thursday called for the release of British agitator Tommy Robinson, recently convicted by the courts. This is further interference from the owner of X in UK politics, where some are concerned about his interventions.
Since Labor returned to power in July in the United Kingdom and thehe anti-migrant and anti-Muslim riots which shook the country this summer, Elon Musk increased his comments on British news, judging that a “civil war” was “inevitable» in the country and that foreign investors were now fleeing the country.
He especially attacked the government of Keir Starmer, accused of repressing the rioters too harshly and of leading “a tyrannical police state”. But the conservative opposition is also worried about his connections with the anti-immigration Reform UK party, whose leader Nigel Farage he recently met in Florida.
This time, It is to the agitator described as far-right Tommy Robinson that Elon Musk, who has become close to President-elect Donald Trump, gives his support.
“Free Tommy Robinson!” he wrote on his X account on Thursday.
Real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Tommy Robinson was sentenced at the end of October to 18 months in prison foror having violated a 2021 court decision which prohibited him from repeating defamatory remarks against a Syrian refugee.
“Why is Tommy Robinson in solitary confinement for telling the truth?”
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This emblematic figure, founder in 2009 of the English Defense League, a small group from the hooligan movement, has already been convicted several times in recent years, notably for disturbing public order.
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Followed by more than a million people on X, from which it was banned before being reinstated after its purchase by Elon Musk, Tommy Robinson has been accused of fueling this summer’s anti-migrant violence.
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Most of those responsible were men from Pakistan and the authorities were blamed for not having taken the measure of this affair, fueling talk from the far right about a “two-tier” police force.
“In the UK, serious crimes like rape require approval from the prosecutor’s office before police can charge suspects. Who was in charge of the CPS when gangs of rapists were able to exploit young girls without having to face justice? Keir Starmer
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“A new election should be held in the United Kingdom”he adds again. (tib/ats)
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