In a high-profile court hearing on oct-28‚ Stephen Yaxley-Lennon (known as Tommy Robinson) got an 18-month prison term for ignoring court orders; the 41-year old broke rules about sharing false info about a Syrian refugee
The case stems from earlier issues - about 3 years ago Yaxley-Lennon had to pay £100‚000 to the refugee and got strict orders not to repeat certain claims However he didnt follow these rules making statements through social-media platforms and public events
His film called “Silenced“ (funded by info-wars creator) reached massive view counts: over 44-million views on X platform alone‚ with controversial figure Andrew Tate helping spread it to 2.2-million more people. The ex-journalist shared banned content in various online talks including one with Jordan Peterson
This is not a case about Mr Yaxley-Lennons political views; it is about disobedience to a court order
The judge Jeremy Johnson pointed out that these werent simple mistakes but planned actions - “Nobody can pick and choose which laws they obey“. Defense lawyer mentioned her clients strong belief in free-speech but acknowledged his guilt. In a separate development Yaxley-Lennon faces extra legal troubles: hes got terror-related charges for not giving phone access to police (hearing comes up mid-november)