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Tommy Robinson Claims Musk is Paying Legal Costs Amid Phone Pin Terror Trial
- On Monday, Tommy Robinson appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court as his trial opened, refusing to provide his phone PIN because it contained journalist material, PC Thorogood said.
- Schedule 7 obligations require detainees to provide PINs, and police can hold them at UK ports for six hours; Robinson faces up to three months' jail and/or a £2,500 fine.
- Police stopped the silver Bentley SUV at the Channel Tunnel near Folkestone on 28 July 2024 after noting vague answers and found 13,000 and 1,900 euros in a small bag, PC Thorogood said.
- His legal team entered a not-guilty plea and the defendant is being addressed as Mr Lennon in court, while Judge Sam Goozee ordered the address withheld amid credible threats and more than 30 supporters filled the public gallery.
- A month earlier he led the 'Unite the Kingdom' rally, and his defence claims the stop may have been discriminatory, as he told officers the phone contained work on vulnerable girls.
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Tommy Robinson refused to unlock phone for police to protect ‘journalistic material’
Tommy Robinson has told a court that he refused to unlock his phone for the police during a stop in order to protect “journalist material” on it, the BBC has reported. The far-right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was appearing in Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Monday (13 October) after being charged under the Terrorism Act. The charge came after allegedly refusing to comply with counter-terrorism powers in Folkestone in J…
The ultra activist is accused of refusing to give his PIN code to the anti-terrorist police when they stopped him in the Channel Tunnel The British ultra-right leader Tommy Robinson appears in Tenerife after being sought by the London police for an assault The British ultra-right Tommy Robinson has assured that Elon Musk is paying his legal expenses, at the trial for refusing to comply with a request from the anti-terrorist police when he was tr…
Tommy Robinson's Trial: Billionaire Backing Amid Counter-Terrorism Charges
Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, faces trial for refusing to provide his phone PIN under counter-terrorism laws. He claims Elon Musk is funding his defense. Known for anti-migration rallies, he argues persecution, while detractors view him as a far-right agitator.
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