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| Ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson jailed at Leeds court | Ex-EDL leader Tommy Robinson jailed at Leeds court |
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| Former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson has been jailed for potentially prejudicing a court case, it can be reported. | Former English Defence League (EDL) leader Tommy Robinson has been jailed for potentially prejudicing a court case, it can be reported. |
| Robinson, who appeared in the dock under real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was arrested in Leeds on Friday. | Robinson, who appeared in the dock under real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was arrested in Leeds on Friday. |
| The 35-year-old was broadcasting on social media outside the city's crown court where a trial was ongoing. | The 35-year-old was broadcasting on social media outside the city's crown court where a trial was ongoing. |
| A ban on reporting his 13-month sentence at the same court was lifted after being challenged by the media. | A ban on reporting his 13-month sentence at the same court was lifted after being challenged by the media. |
| Robinson was livestreaming via his Facebook page when he was arrested for a suspected breach of the peace outside the court. | Robinson was livestreaming via his Facebook page when he was arrested for a suspected breach of the peace outside the court. |
| Prison warning | |
| Judge Geoffrey Marson QC initially imposed restrictions for fear that reporting his arrest would prejudice an ongoing trial. | Judge Geoffrey Marson QC initially imposed restrictions for fear that reporting his arrest would prejudice an ongoing trial. |
| The lifting of the court order followed protests outside Downing Street over the weekend. | |
| Robinson was already subject to a suspended sentence for a contempt charge related to a separate case in Canterbury. | Robinson was already subject to a suspended sentence for a contempt charge related to a separate case in Canterbury. |
| At the earlier sentencing hearing, the judge warned him he should expect to go to prison if he committed further offences. | At the earlier sentencing hearing, the judge warned him he should expect to go to prison if he committed further offences. |
| Robinson founded the far-right EDL in 2009. | |
| It became known for its street marches and demonstrations in towns and cities before he quit the group in 2013. |