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Former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson has been released from prison on bail after winning an appeal about a contempt of court finding.
The far-right figurehead, from Luton, admitted the charge, and was jailed in May for filming outside Leeds Crown Court during a trial. He was released on 1 August from Onley Prison, near Rugby, from his 13-month sentence, after a judge ruled that the case be re-heard due to technical errors by the judge who jailed him, saying it was a 'fundamentally flawed process'.
While in jail, The Independentreported that the far-right figurehead's support grew on social media internationally, and that he even received gifts of up to £20,000 in Bitcoin. Others, however, were not thrilled at the news.
Some reminded people why he was first convicted.
Some were shocked by the BBC's coverage.
The BBC made Nigel Farage. He'd be nothing without them. And now the media is going to normalise the new far right… https://t.co/F4Nu6wM5NO— Owen Jones 🌹 (@Owen Jones 🌹) 1533196501
Just listening to @BBCr4today. Why is no other guest countering @RaheemKassam on Tommy Robinson? Why is he being al… https://t.co/AUzk7fTyc2— Adam Wagner (@Adam Wagner) 1533192742
Fuck my life the #bbcnews reporting of Tommy Robinson ‘a free speech hero for some’...there’s that normalising of fascism again— •𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔• (@•𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗔•) 1533158321
Others couldn't believe it was being given air time at all.
after days of talking anti-Semitism, why the fuck are TV/radio shows giving uncritical platforms to supporters of T… https://t.co/QApLIh1Qpc— michael segalov (@michael segalov) 1533200019
Just heard on the radio “Tommy Robinson is just a typical bloke off a council estate”. The biggest load of shite I’… https://t.co/S6EbrDofFn— sue (@sue) 1533193457
Some went to town, calling the far right figurehead 'a racist'.
And here's to you, Tommy Robinson You love being racist more than life Woah woah woah— Mollie Goodfellow (@Mollie Goodfellow) 1533200977
To be clear. Imprisoned or not, Tommy Robinson is still - 1. A rascist 2. A thug 3. A monumental dickhead— Richard Burr (@Richard Burr) 1533197813
Others thought he 'stands up for what he believes in'.
Many others, however, were pretty despairing.
Isn't it lovely that Tommy Robinson is a legit anagram of mob's tiny moron.— christhebarker (@christhebarker) 1533161102
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