DRACONIAN CRACKDOWN: UK activist Tommy Robinson arrested on bizarre ‘terror’ charge

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From Breitbart: British activist Tommy Robinson will miss a demonstration he was due to lead in central London tomorrow after being arrested over his failure to surrender his mobile phone to authorities under counter-terrorism laws, and is being held over a High Court injunction.

Tommy Robinson surrendered himself at a Folkstone, Kent police station on Friday afternoon, where he was arrested and charged with “failing to provide the PIN to his mobile phone under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000”. Under the Tony Blair-era law, anyone travelling through a British port can be required to surrender electronic devices “to determine whether they may be involved or concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism.”

Per a government factsheet on the law: “If a person is being examined, they can be required to provide any information requested, including passwords and PINs to any electronic devices. They will commit an offence if they wilfully fail to comply with this requirement.”

A spokesman for Tommy Robinson, who was charged by the Crown Prosecution Service on Friday under his legal name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, said: “Tommy has been sent to prison… we can confirm Tommy is now being held on remand until Monday where he will appear at Woolwich Crown Court.”

The CPS said Robinson had been bailed on the terrorism charge. He remains in custody over allegedly having breached a High Court order by showing a self-made documentary, which he screened at a rally in London earlier this year, and which was published to watch on his X, formerly known as Twitter, account.

This comes as Robinson and his supporters were planning a march in London on Saturday.

Below is the documentary that the UK government is in a tizzy over, which Robinson has pinned to the top of his X account:

On his way to the police station, Robinson sent out a video statement to Mario Nawfal, and said he expected to be detained when he arrived at the police station.  He warned that he would likely be taken to a maximum security prison and sentenced to years over the film he produced.

If that happens, he said he wants the world to know why he’s in jail.

“I believe in freedom and I’m a journalist that refuses to be controlled,” he said.

Below is the video Robinson had pre-recorded, and had it posted after he was jailed.

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