The
stalking of Tommy Robinson and his family while recovering in Spain
"Watch the full video of my run in with a lying, stalking, harassing Daily Mail journalist who followed me and my family to Tenerife to take pictures of my wife and kids! He couldn't answer a single question"
---Tommy Robinson
Here
is the hit-piece by a lying, cowardly presstitute
- Former EDL leader advertised his presence on the sun-kissed island in a video
- The far-Right agitator grinned and laughed with Islamophobe Lutz Bachmann
- German Bachmann, founder of Pegida, was banned from Britain earlier this year
- Robinson faces fresh trial in London on September 4 after being released on bail
17
August, 2018
By
JAKE WALLIS SIMONS ASSOCIATE GLOBAL EDITOR
The
notorious EDL founder walked out of prison on August 1 after three
months behind bars for contempt of court. A new hearing is scheduled
for September 4.
He
then went on a two-week break where he filmed a video with Lutz
Bachmann, the leader of anti-Islam group PEGIDA, on the Canary Island
earlier this week.
Bachmann,
45, who has led huge anti-immigration marches in Dresden, was
deported from Stansted Airport in March after his presence was felt
to be 'not conducive to the public good'. He was due to make a speech
at Hyde Park Corner.
In
the video, entitled 'Tommy Robinson latest update from Tenerife',
which has been viewed more than 30,000 times, the two men are seen
laughing and joking as Bachmann congratulates Robinson on his
release.
Robinson
went on to enjoy a no-expense-spared holiday at the resort -- one of
the most exclusive on the Canaries -- and spent days on end lounging
by the swimming pool, sipping soft drinks and chatting to
holidaymakers.
He
even went on a pirate-themed whale watching boat trip organised by
the resort.
One
fellow guest said: 'He didn't seem to have a care in the world. Lots
of people recognised him. You would never have thought he had the
threat of prison hanging over his head. He was the life and soul of
the party.'
Robinson,
35, is facing a new contempt of court hearing after judges quashed
findings that saw him jailed for 13 months in Leeds, was unrepentant.
He
told MailOnline: ‘[Lutz Bachmann] came to see me for two seconds.
He lives here (Tenerife). So where’s the problem?
‘Could
you give me an example of what he possibly could have said that is
Islamophobic?’
When
asked about a picture of Bachmann apparently posing as Adolf Hitler,
which caused him to temporarily step down from the group in 2015,
Robinson stormed:
‘Fake
news. That has actually been proven as fake. That image has been
proven as unreal, as doctored. So that’s fake news.’
The
five-star Tenerife resort, which MailOnline has decided not to name,
boasts numerous swimming pools and restaurants, as well as a spa and
fitness centre with stunning views of the sea and the island’s
dramatic volcanic hills.
Robinson
was sentenced to 13 months' imprisonment for contempt of court after
publishing a Facebook Live video in May of defendants entering Leeds
Crown court, contrary to a court order to prevent reporting those
trials during proceedings.
It
was the second time he was penalised for his behaviour outside court.
Last year, he received a three-month jail sentence, suspended for 18
months, for trying to reach defendants at a trial at Canterbury Crown
Court.
His
Leeds conviction went before the Court of Appeal and his sentence was
quashed on a technicality and a new trial was ordered.
He
was released from his sentence at Onley Prison, near Rugby in
Warwickshire on August 1. Robinson is still convicted of contempt in
relation to his behaviour at Canterbury.
His
legal defence was rumoured to have been paid by the Middle East Forum
and US tech billionaire Robert Shillman.
However
Robinson told MailOnline: ‘Its absolute lies. The tech billionaire,
I’ve never met him, I’ve never spoken to him and he’s never had
any contact with me.
‘He
did not pay my legal fees. The Middle East Forum didn’t pay my
legal fees. They paid for help on the protest but I wasn’t even out
of prison.’
Robinson
also denied being paid £8000 a month by controversial Canadian
political website Rebel Media.
The
judge who jailed Tommy Robinson told him his Facebook Live could have
collapsed a six-week trial if the jurors saw it.
Judge
Geoffrey Marson QC said that Robinson had failed in his
'responsibility to exercise freedom of speech within the law'.
Within
five hours of his arrest Robinson was jailed for 13 months after
pleading guilty to contempt in relation to an ongoing trial.
He
also admitted breaching the terms of a suspended sentence he was
handed in Canterbury last May for a similar offence.
Judge
Marson QC said: 'No one could possibly conclude that it would be
anything other than highly prejudicial to the defendants in the
trial. I respect everyone's right to free speech. That's one of the
most important rights that we have.
'With
those rights come responsibilities. The responsibility to exercise
that freedom of speech within the law. I am not sure you appreciate
the potential consequence of what you have done.
'If
the jurors in my present trial get to know of this video I will no
doubt be faced with an application to discharge the jury. If I have
to do that it will mean a re-trial, costing hundreds and hundreds and
thousands of pounds.'
Despite
Robinson facing a second hearing for contempt at the Old Bailey, for
allegedly risking the future of a court case by filming outside on
the steps, American alt-Right pin-up Steve Bannon said he was
'ecstatic' at his release.
He
told The Sunday Times: 'Tommy is not just a guy but a movement in and
of himself now.
'He
represents the working class and channels a lot of the frustration of
everyday, blue collar Britons... He is a force of nature, like Kanye
(West) - not built to be managed.'
Bannon,
a former investment banker, said authorities were wrong to jail
Robinson, and that he deserves an apology.
He
led the calls for his release and called him a 'solid guy' and the
'backbone of this country' while in the UK last month.
He
said after his release: 'That's why I told LBC that and they all
jumped up and down like babies live on air to insist he was guilty.
'We
didn't know at the time he was guilty. That's the whole point. Now
he's won his appeal and no one in the press is apologising for the
way they treated him.'
The
ex-EDL leader, 35, has been behind bars for two months after
confronting defendants outside Leeds Crown Court on May 25.
Judges
freed him after ruling it was 'unfair' to give him 13 months in
prison during a 'muddled' and 'rushed' court case held just five
hours after his arrest.
He
had confronted suspects being prosecuted in trials involving dozens
of Asian men accused of grooming children as young as 11.
Robinson
broadcast these exchanges to 250,000 people watching him on Facebook
Live and even captured the moment police arrested him.
However,
he was arrested and sent to cells within five hours.
Robinson
supporters said he was jailed for speaking out and his freedom of
speech was being taken away from him, but court lawyers made clear he
was accused of contempt.
A
statement from Carson Kaye solicitors, which represented Robinson,
said: 'The rule of law and the right to a fair hearing are
fundamental to every individual and this ruling is an example of the
procedural safeguards of our system, and its potential for protecting
every citizen equally.
'What
makes the British system so unique is the ability to set aside
personal feelings and deal with the law and each case on its merits.'
Making
the comparison between the The College Dropout hitmaker and Robinson,
Mr Bannon said both are men who create movements.
He
also claimed there should be more populism.
'There
is obviously a need for a more populist party in the UK,' he said.
'At
one time that might have been UKIP under Farage. But please don't try
to smear it with far right and 'anti-Islamic' so as to scare people.
'The
party can be populist, nationalist and want to thwart radical Islamic
doctrine and Islamic supremacism without being anti-Muslim.'
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