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Welsh language activist Geraint Jones jailed Welsh language activist Geraint Jones jailed
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A Welsh language activist has been imprisoned for 10 days after refusing to pay for a TV licence.A Welsh language activist has been imprisoned for 10 days after refusing to pay for a TV licence.
Geraint Jones, 69, was sent to jail by Dolgellau magistrates for the non-payment of a fine of £330.Geraint Jones, 69, was sent to jail by Dolgellau magistrates for the non-payment of a fine of £330.
The campaigner, from Trefor near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, refused to pay for the licence over what he claimed was the anglicisation of BBC Radio Cymru.The campaigner, from Trefor near Caernarfon, Gwynedd, refused to pay for the licence over what he claimed was the anglicisation of BBC Radio Cymru.
TV Licensing said in a statement: "Anyone who does not buy a licence when they need one risks prosecution."