Tommy Robinson guilty over Facebook broadcast
Ex-English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson has been found in contempt of court for his Facebook Live broadcast of defendants in a criminal trial.
He was found guilty of interfering with the trial of a sexual grooming gang at Leeds Crown Court in May 2018.
High Court judges found his conduct “amounted to a serious interference with the administration of justice”.
The court ruled that Robinson committed contempt by breaking reporting restrictions.
The 36-year-old, from Luton, had denied any wrongdoing, saying he did not believe he was breaching reporting restrictions and only referred to information that was already in the public domain.
One of the senior judges, Dame Victoria Sharp, said the court will consider what penalty to impose for the contempt – which carries a maximum penalty of two years – and give full reasons for the decision at a later date.
He was originally jailed for 13 months after being found in contempt of court on the day of the broadcast but was released two months into his sentence after winning an appeal.
The case was then referred back to the attorney general, who announced in March that it was in the public interest to bring fresh proceedings.
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