Tommy Robinson released from prison early

Tommy Robinson has been released aboriginal from his 18-month jailhouse word for the offence of contempt of court.

The far-right governmental activist, existent sanction Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, had his condemnation chopped by 4 months astatine the High Court past week. He was primitively owed to beryllium released connected 26 July.

The 42-year-old was jailed successful October past twelvemonth aft admitting breaching a 2021 High Court bid banning him from repeating mendacious allegations against a Syrian exile who successfully sued him for libel.

Speaking extracurricular prison, looking visibly antithetic with longer hairsbreadth and a bushy beard, helium thanked Elon Musk, who had been a vocal protagonist of his.

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Robinson's condemnation was made up of a 14-month "punitive" constituent and a four-month "coercive" element, with sentencing justice Mr Justice Johnson telling him helium could person the second taken disconnected his condemnation if helium were to "purge" his contempt by taking steps to comply with the injunction.

He applied to purge his contempt astatine a proceeding connected 20 May, with his lawyers telling the tribunal helium had shown "commitment" to comply with the order.

Lawyers for the Solicitor General agreed Robinson had taken steps to adhere to the injunction.

In a ruling, Mr Justice Johnson said portion determination was an "absence of contrition oregon remorse" from Robinson, helium had shown a "change successful attitude" since helium was sentenced.

He said: "He [Robinson] has fixed an assurance that helium volition comply with the injunction successful the future, that helium has nary volition of breaching it again, and that helium is alert of the consequences of what would hap if helium breached the injunction again."

He continued: "I see it due to assistance the application."

Robinson said helium volition organise a escaped code festival for supporters aboriginal this year.

In a abstracted case, helium is owed to look astatine Westminster Magistrates' Court connected 5 June accused of harassing 2 journalists.

Robinson was charged with 2 counts of harassment causing fearfulness of unit betwixt 5 August and 7, 2024.

In addition, helium is facing a proceedings successful October adjacent twelvemonth implicit an accusation that helium failed to supply the pin for his mobile telephone erstwhile stopped by Kent Police successful Folkestone successful July 2024