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Evening Standard
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Michael Howie

Tommy Robinson jailed for 18 months for contempt after breaching High Court order

Tommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months for contempt of court after he repeatedly flouted a High Court order with false allegations against a teenage Syrian refugee.

The far-right activist, 41, lost a High Court battle in 2021 after he made libellous allegations against a Syrian refugee, Jamal Hijazi, calling the 15-year-old violent and a “bully”.

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