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tommy robinson The terrorist has been acquitted of the crime for refusing to hand over Police His phone was accessed when he was stopped at the border in a Bentley with thousands of pounds in cash.
42 year old Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, Was driving a silver colored Bentayga SUV To the Spanish tourist hotspots of benidorm when they were stopped by the authorities channel tunnel Last year, a court heard.
Police He was suspicious of the 42-year-old’s “vague answers” about what he was doing and demanded access to his iPhone under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, which gives police the power to stop anyone passing through a UK port “to determine whether they may be involved in or concerned about the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism”.
On Tuesday, District Judge Sam Goosey found Robinson not guilty of failing to comply with anti-terrorism powers during the incident in Folkestone on July 28 last year.
Mr Gozzi said: “I can’t get it out of my mind that exactly what you stood for and your political beliefs were the main reasons for this ban.”
He also said that PC Michelle Thorogood’s decision to stop Robinson was based on a “protected characteristic”, adding: “I can’t blame you.”
There were cheers in the public gallery as Robinson walked out of the dock with his hands in the pockets of his hoodie.
The far-right man faced a three-week wait for his decision because he had a… Pre-planned trip to Israel,
As the two-day trial took place last month, the former English Defense League leader said in a video posted on Twitter that the billionaire Elon Musk “Picked up the legal bill” for “this complete state harassment”.
Opening the case, prosecutor Joe Morris said officers became “concerned” about the worker’s “behaviour” after he went alone into a police observation area. He added, “He gave short, vague answers and made no eye contact.”
Robinson, who was identified by police, was taken to an interview room and his phone confiscated court heard.
While on the way there, he tried to make a video of himself saying he was arrested, and officers told him to “relax,” the lawsuit states.
Asked to hand over the phone’s PIN, Robinson replied: “No chance, bruv… you look like a c***, that’s why you don’t have it.”
“It’s my job, I’m a journalist,” he said. He said the phone contained information about “vulnerable girls”.
“The process for protecting journalistic material was explained to them,” Ms Morris said.
court Robinson is heard telling officers during the interview: “It’s going to be a win for me, it’s going to be a bad deal for you.”
The trial heard that when the publican was stopped he had more than £13,000 and €1,900 and was traveling in a high-end car which was not registered in his name.
He had also booked his tickets to travel that day court Told.
Under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, a detained person can be detained for up to six hours, is legally obliged to answer questions and must provide passwords or PINs for electronic devices, or a refusal will result in a criminal offence.
Alisdair Williamson Casey, defending, said the stop and detention were unlawful because the officers had taken a “discriminatory stance” based on their knowledge of Robinson’s views.
Mr Williamson said the officers’ intervention was discriminatory because it was based “to a significant degree on a protected characteristic”.
He said PC Michelle Thorogood had a “major influence” on the decision to stop him “Oh look, it’s tommy robinson,
Mr Williamson said: “If MI5 did not think Mr Lennon was a terrorist, what did PC Thorogood think they would learn by questioning him about publicly available information?”
He suggested Robinson to travel benidorm regularly, which should have reduced the authorities’ suspicions about him.
The lawyer said that “there is no evidence that the stop was carried out diligently or quickly”, and that it was a “fishing expedition” as there was nothing to link Robinson to terrorism.