UK Journalist Tommy Robinson Jailed For Reporting On Muslim Gang Rape Trial

Right-wing UK activist/journalist Tommy Robinson was put in jail Friday after standing outside of a British court hearing and reporting on an alleged child grooming gang.

The far-right activist showed men entering Leeds Crown Court in a livestream on Facebook, where he claimed to be “reporting” on the case.

After more than an hour of broadcasting, footage showed police officers approaching to arrest him for alleged breach of the peace and incitement.

“Can you get me a solicitor?” he asked his supporters while being searched and bundled into a police van. “This is ridiculous, I haven’t said a word…I’ve done nothing.”

Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Lennon, had claimed that verdicts were due on Friday but court officials confirmed that the trial of nine defendants is ongoing.

“This isn’t contempt of court?” he asked during the broadcast. “You are allowed to do this, aren’t you?”

Notice that the Independent refers to his reporting on this very serious matter as “reporting.”

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