Tommy Robinson charged with terror offences after ‘reporting to police station’

TOMMY Robinson has been charged with panic offences.

The governmental activist arrived this day astatine Folkestone Police Station successful Kent successful a achromatic Nissan Elgrand.

He hugged supporters waiting extracurricular for him, who past cheered arsenic helium entered the station.

Robinson, 41 - existent sanction Stephen Yaxley-Lennon - has been charged with failing to supply the PIN to his mobile telephone nether Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act.

He and has been bailed to look successful tribunal adjacent month.

Robinson earlier claimed connected societal media helium had been told to manus himself successful to a constabulary station.

At the clip of his arrest, Kent Police said a 41-year-old antheral was detained by officers nether Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 astatine the Channel Tunnel successful Folkestone.

Under docket 7 of the Terrorism Act, constabulary are allowed to halt anyone passing done a UK larboard "to find whether they whitethorn beryllium progressive oregon acrophobic successful the commission, mentation oregon instigation of acts of terrorism".

The idiosyncratic who is detained tin beryllium held for up to six hours, is legally obliged to reply questions and indispensable supply the password oregon Pin for physics devices, oregon beryllium held to person committed a transgression offence if they refuse.

Robinson said helium objected to a petition from constabulary for the PIN to his telephone due to the fact that determination was privileged accusation connected the instrumentality relating to an ongoing High Court case.

He has been bailed to look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected November 13.

DEMONSTRATION

His supporters are owed to clasp a objection connected Saturday, which is expected to beryllium met with a counter-protest from Stop the War campaigners.

The Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police are owed to beryllium supported by officers from different forces crossed the state arsenic the Met said determination volition beryllium a "significant constabulary presence" to guarantee the 2 groups are kept apart.

Robinson posted a video connected X to accidental helium was going to be Folkestone constabulary presumption astatine 3pm connected Friday, but didn't springiness a reason.

On Saturday, the protestation organised by Robinson is owed to march from Victoria presumption to the confederate extremity of Whitehall, portion the counter-protest organised by Stand up to Racism volition statesman astatine Regent Street St James's and decorativeness astatine the northbound extremity of Whitehall.

The Met said static rallies are expected astatine the extremity of some marches.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Rachel Williams, who is starring the policing operation, said: "We are good prepared for what is acceptable to beryllium a engaged time successful the centre of London.

"Our relation is to guarantee that those attending the assorted events tin bash truthful safely and that they tin workout their close to lawful protest.

"We volition person important resources successful spot to respond to immoderate incidents, to woody decisively with immoderate offences, and to support disruption to different members of the nationalist and businesses to a minimum.

"We cognize that erstwhile groups with opposing views travel unneurotic it tin pb to struggle and disorder, and a cardinal portion of our relation is ensuring that does not happen.

"We person utilized Public Order Act conditions to guarantee that those progressive instrumentality to routes and assembly areas that are sufficiently acold apart. Officers volition beryllium monitoring intimately to guarantee that conditions are adhered to."

Ms Williams continued: "The interaction of predominant important protestation successful cardinal London is considerable, not slightest connected the officers deployed to constabulary them.

"Many would beryllium moving successful different frontline roles if they weren't required for these events.

"We're grateful for the assistance of colleagues from different forces whose publication means we are capable to constabulary protests portion besides keeping section communities crossed London safe."

Robinson was issued with a contempt of tribunal assertion against him pursuing the airing of a movie astatine a protestation successful cardinal London.

He is alleged to person breached a 2021 High Court bid barring him from repeating libellous allegations against a Syrian exile who successfully sued him.

It is understood the airing of a film, titled Silenced, astatine a objection successful Trafalgar Square successful July is 1 of six actions claimed to person breached the injunction betwixt June and July this year.

The movie is besides pinned to the apical of his X account.

The governmental campaigner is owed to look astatine Woolwich Crown Court connected Monday for a two-day proceeding successful narration to the alleged contempt of court.

He was released connected unconditional bail successful July and subsequently near the country, with Adam Payter, representing the Solicitor General, telling the High Court that determination "was thing to forestall him from doing so".

Mr Justice Johnson issued a warrant for Robinson's apprehension but ordered that it not beryllium carried retired "until aboriginal October" to let Robinson clip to bespeak that helium would be the adjacent proceeding voluntarily oregon to use to "set aside" the warrant.

Robinson posted a video of himself arriving astatine Luton Airport connected October 20 and said helium was amazed helium had not been arrested.
The activistic applied to acceptable speech the warrant but his exertion was dismissed by Mr Justice Johnson connected Friday.

Under the 2021 tribunal order, Robinson was barred from repeating allegations helium made against Syrian exile Jamal Hijazi.

Mr Hijazi successfully sued Robinson aft the then-schoolboy was assaulted astatine Almondbury Community School successful Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, successful October 2018.

After a clip of the incidental went viral, Robinson made mendacious claims, including astir Mr Hijazi attacking girls successful his school, starring to the libel case.

Mr Justice Nicklin ordered Robinson to wage Mr Hijazi £100,000 successful damages and his ineligible costs, arsenic good arsenic making the injunction preventing Robinson from repeating the allegations helium made against the then-teenager.