27-05-2025
British far-right figure Tommy Robinson released from prison
LONDON: British far-right activist Tommy Robinson has been released from prison after his sentence was reduced by four months.
The 42-year-old, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed for contempt of court in October.
He left Woodhill prison on Tuesday after his 18-month sentence was reduced by the High Court last week.
His sentence was first issued after he admitted to breaching an injunction that prevented him from repeating false allegations against Jamal Hijazi.
The Syrian refugee, a schoolboy at the time of the high-profile incident in October 2018, was assaulted by a fellow student at Almondbury Community School in the English town of Huddersfield.
A video clip of the assault went viral, and Robinson published false claims about Hijazi, who sued him for libel.
Robinson was ordered to pay Hijazi's legal costs and £100,000 ($135,000) in damages, as well as cease repeating the false claims. Robinson admitted to breaching the injunction on 10 occasions, leading to his imprisonment.
After ordering his early release last week, the High Court judge described an 'absence of contrition or remorse' from Robinson, but added: 'He has given an assurance that he will comply with the injunction in the future, that he has no intention of breaching it again, and that he is aware of the consequences of what would happen if he breached the injunction again.'
