Tommy Robinson has misplaced a Courtroom of Attraction problem in opposition to the duration of his jail sentence for contempt of court docket.
The far-right political activist, 42, was once jailed for 18 months in October remaining 12 months after admitting breaching a 2021 Prime Courtroom order banning him from repeating false allegations in opposition to a Syrian refugee who effectively sued him for libel.
Robinson, whose actual title is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was once advised his sentence can be shortened by way of 4 months if he “purged” the contempt by way of taking away the claims from his social media accounts.
He unpinned a movie referred to as Silenced, containing the libellous allegations, from the highest of his profile on X in a while prior to a Courtroom of Attraction listening to difficult the sentence remaining week.
His legal professional Alisdair Williamson KC advised judges Robinson has suffered an “glaring decline in his psychological well being” after being held in segregation at Woodhill jail in Milton Keynes.
“He’s being stored protected by way of the government in segregation, however being stored protected is making him in poor health,” he stated.
The court docket heard Robinson is affected by complicated PTSD and has been recognized with ADHD, and his barrister stated his jail prerequisites imply he can not “control his feelings”.
His telephone touch has been limited “as a result of the best way he performed himself at the phone” on two events, the court docket heard.
Aidan Eardley KC, for the Solicitor Basic, stated it was once “in his present” for Robinson to shorten his personal sentence by way of taking away the movie from social media and combating its dissemination.
If he did, his free up date can be introduced ahead from 26 July to the tip of Might, the court docket heard.
However Mr Eardley stated Robinson “stays defiantly in breach” of the order with additional e-newsletter of his movie going on “each and every time it’s considered” and is calling for an “indulgence”.
Robinson up to now misplaced a bid to convey a Prime Courtroom problem over his segregation after intelligence urged he “can be killed by way of a lifer if positioned on a wing”.
The court docket heard main points of his privileges, together with masses of emails, dozens of visits and 1,250 telephone calls.
The Courtroom of Attraction was once advised he orders his day-to-day foods on a pc and has a tv “however complains he can not watch GB Information on it”.
