Tommy Robinson is in prison and this is why

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Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 13 months after streaming a Facebook Live outside a court in the UK. His supporters say he was just exercising free speech and a campaign for his freedom - #FreeTommy - has spread across social media. • (Click to subscribe for more Channel 4 News videos - https://bit.ly/c4news_sub) • He was charged with contempt of court for the second time in a year and sentenced on the day of his arrest. So is Tommy Robinson being victimised in an effort to silence him? Or is he guilty of a serious crime that could have threatened justice being served in an active criminal case? • In this So What we look at who Tommy Robinson is, what he did in Leeds and whether his punishment was fair. • Links for further reading: • https://thesecretbarrister.com/2018/0... - The Secret Barrister on the Tommy Robinson case • https://www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/lee... - Stephanie Finnegan’s first-hand account from the Robinson hearing • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-... - The BBC’s report on Robinson’s hearing • https://www.cps.gov.uk/legal-guidance... - Contempt of Court law • https://www.localsolicitors.com/crimi... - Breach of the peace explained • ------- • Watch more of our explainer series here - https://goo.gl/HTZW2F • Get more news at our site - https://www.channel4.com/news/ • Follow us: • Facebook - / channel4news • Twitter - / channel4news

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