#FreeTommyRobinson: UK Launches Petition Demanding Right-Wing Activist’s Release
SputnikNews.com
28.05.2018
On Sunday, hundreds of people gathered at the gates of Downing Street to protest the arrest and detention of Tommy Robinson, founder of the right-wing street protest movement the English Defense League, “on suspicion of causing a breach of the peace.”
Stephen Yaxey-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, was detained by police officers while livestreaming outside a Leeds courthouse. His supporters have launched the hashtag #FreeTommy and started a Change.org petition, demanding that he be freed, which has already secured over 365,200 signatures.
According to the petition, Robinson was arrested and jailed for reporting on “Muslim grooming gangs.” Protesters took to the streets, holding “Free Tommy” and “Free the truth teller” placards, brandishing St. George flags.
Robinson was already on a suspended sentence for contempt of court for using a camera in Canterbury Crown Court; if found guilty of breaching the terms of his prior sentence, he may be detained for up to three months.
The opinions of users on social media are divided on the matter, with some saying that he spoke out against the growing influence of Islamic extremism…
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