US EditionTommy Robinson Cleared of Terror Charge Over Phone PIN Refusal
- District Judge Sam Goozee on November 4 found Tommy Robinson not guilty of refusing to provide his phone PIN at the Channel Tunnel, Folkestone on July 28 last year.
- Kent Police stopped Tommy Robinson using Schedule 7 after officers became suspicious of his demeanour and short, vague replies, prompting PC Mitchell Thorogood to demand his phone PIN.
- Asked to hand over the PIN, Robinson said `Not a chance, bruv` and claimed `it's my work, I'm a journalist`, saying the phone held information about `vulnerable girls`.
- After a two-day trial finished on October 14, the verdict was delayed because Tommy Robinson had a pre-planned trip to Israel, and Robinson said Elon Musk had `picked up the legal bill`.
- Alisdair Williamson KC told the court that the stop was unlawful and discriminatory, while the court heard journalistic material protections highlighted tensions with Schedule 7 powers.
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Tommy Robinson Cleared of Terror Offence After Being Stopped Driving Bentley
Tommy Robinson has been cleared of a terror offence after refusing to give police his phone Pin when he was stopped at the border in a Bentley with thousands of pounds in cash. Robinson, 42, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was driving a silver Bentayga SUV to the Spanish tourist hotspot of Benidorm when he was stopped by officers at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone, Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard. Police were suspicious of Robins…
The British extreme-right anti-migrant activist was released this Tuesday in London after refusing to deliver the PIN code from his phone to the police. A victory for this activist, supported by Elon Musk, who no longer ends up sowing the trouble and defending "the state co...
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