Tommy Robinson jailed for contempt of court

Julia QuenzlerTommy Robinson has been jailed for 18 months after admitting contempt of court by repeating false claims against a Syrian refugee.Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, admitted 10 breaches of a High Court order made in 2021 during a hearing in Woolwich Crown Court.Lawyers for the Solicitor General accused Robinson, 41, of “undermining” the rule of law. Barristers for Robinson said it was his “principles that have brought him before the court”.The hearing on Monday was the culmination of events that date back to October 2018.That month, a video went viral showing how Jamal Hijazi, a Syrian in West Yorkshire, had been attacked by another teenager at school.Yaxley-Lennon then posted his own response to one million Facebook followers alleging that his investigation had established that Mr Hijazi was a violent thug, a claim that was untrue.The Yaxley-Lennon video spread widely and the Syrian teenager and his family received death threats.Three years later, Mr…