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| Tommy Robinson: Case referred to Attorney General because it's 'too complex' (WATCH LIVE) | Tommy Robinson: Case referred to Attorney General because it's 'too complex' (WATCH LIVE) |
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| EDL-founder Tommy Robinson’s contempt of court charges will now be referred to the Attorney General, as the case is 'too complex' to hear at the Old Bailey. | EDL-founder Tommy Robinson’s contempt of court charges will now be referred to the Attorney General, as the case is 'too complex' to hear at the Old Bailey. |
| Robinson, real name Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, was charged with contempt of court after he live-streamed details of an ongoing child grooming trial on Facebook. | |
| READ MORE: Army investigating Tommy Robinson’s photo op with troops, activist vows support for 'British heroes' | |
| After receiving a statement from Robinson, Judge Nicholas Hilliard QC said the case should go to the Attorney General for his consideration. | |
| Lawyers would not be able to perform an appropriate cross-examination of the evidence, the court heard | |
| "I think it necessary to look at quite a lot of the detail of what Mr Yaxley-Lennon said in the broadcast as to come to the overall picture as to what happened. | |
| "I'm satisfied in the light of the issues as they now appear as they emerged from the statement of yesterday, that cross-examination of Mr Yaxley-Lennon is necessary for a proper and thorough examination and resolution of the case that is in the public interest," the Judge stated | |
| Robinson was then released on bail. | |
| Scores of Robinson's supporters rallied outside the Old Bailey, chanting his name, and chanting "we want Tommy out." | |
| Among the numerous Union Jack flags, were some for UKIP, who's leader Gerard Batten has often come out in support of Robinson. Also present was a flag for the white nationalist Identitarian movement. | |
| READ MORE: Grooming gang, whose court cases were protested by Tommy Robinson, jailed for 221 years | |
| Behind a line of police, were a smaller number of anti-racist activists, who held banners condemning the founder of the far-right EDL. | |
| Robinson addressed the crowd before entering the court, during which he labelled journalists as "the enemy of the people." | |
| A clearly emotional Robinson, at times flanked by British Army veterans, said: "No matter what happens today, I've already won. | |
| "Their attempts to silence and stop people having the knowledge of the Muslim rape gangs that are terrorizing our nation. | |
| "The entire world is now watching." | |
| Robinson was given a 13-month sentence in May for breaching contempt of court laws outside of Leeds Crown Court. He was arrested after confronting defendants while recording a live video on Facebook as they entered the Leeds courthouse to face trial over sexual abuse allegations. | |
| READ MORE: Tommy Robinson threatens Sky News with legal action over ‘lies and propaganda’ in edited interview | |
| In August the far-right activist was freed after three judges quashed the original sentence. | |
| The defendants in question were jailed for terms totaling 221 years after launching a "campaign of rape and other sexual abuse" against teenage girls in Huddersfield. | |
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