UK anti-Islam activist 'Tommy Robinson' admits breaching injunction


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  • Monday, 28 Oct 2024

Anti-immigration activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, gestures before arriving at Folkestone Police Station in Folkestone, Britain, October 25, 2024. REUTERS/Chris J Ratcliffe/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) -British anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, on Monday admitted contempt of court by breaching an injunction made after he was successfully sued for libel.

Yaxley-Lennon was sued for libel at London's High Court by Syrian refugee Jamal Hijazi, who he wrongly claimed had attacked a girl at his school.

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