US EditionLucy Connolly Says She Will Meet Trump Officials for Talks on Free Speech
Lucy Connolly, jailed for inciting racial hatred, was released after serving 40% of her 31-month sentence and plans legal action against UK police over alleged dishonesty.
- On Thursday, Lucy Connolly was released from HMP Peterborough and said she will meet Donald Trump administration officials on Saturday to discuss free speech.
- Her conviction stems from a post viewed 310,000 times in three and a half hours, leading to a 31-month sentence after pleading guilty at Birmingham Crown Court last year.
- Speaking about legal options, Connolly told the Telegraph, "That's something that I will be looking into," accusing Northamptonshire Police of being "dishonest" and planning to publish her interview to contest their version.
- She was freed after serving 40% of her sentence, the automatic release point, and her imprisonment has been raised with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the White House.
- Amid wider scrutiny, political figures and commentators have debated Lucy Connolly's case, with critics calling her sentence excessive and the US State Department flagging "serious restrictions" on UK free speech.
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Lucy Connolly says she will meet Trump officials for talks on free speech
The wife of a Tory councillor – who was was jailed for stirring up racial hatred against asylum seekers – was released from prison on Thursday.
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