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- robotron3k-6
Seems like George Orwell was right about a UK police state... at least in USA we have some degree of freedom.
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.
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.
Robinson, from Bedfordshire, pleaded guilty to a charge of contempt of court.
A judge told him his actions could cause the ongoing trial to be re-run, costing "hundreds and hundreds of thousands of pounds".
In footage which was played to the court on Friday, Robinson was seen filming himself and people involved in the trial.
The court heard how the footage, which supposedly lasted around an hour, had been watched 250,000 times within hours of being posted online via Facebook.
WHY WAS TOMMY ROBINSON ARRESTED? FAR-RIGHT ACTIVIST JAILED FOR 13 MONTHS FOR 'PREJUDICING RAPE TRIAL'
- oh robo lolzfadein11
- the sentence did seem a bit harshFax_Benson
- He had previous. it's the law, he can appeal which is also part of the law. How low has it got that pond life like this are getting martyr status.fadein11
- More distraction from the real issues at hand.fadein11
- More importantly though, Robo's fave show Roseanne has been cancelled.fadein11
- well, not harsh so much as provocatively lengthy, given his growing celebrity. Apparently he's not universally popular in the clink, which is a shameFax_Benson