Tag: Channel Tunnel
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Tommy Robinson Trial Begins: Elon Musk Allegedly Pays Legal Costs
Overview of the Case The high-profile trial of far-right activist Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley Lennon, opened amid dramatic claims that tech billionaire Elon Musk is covering his legal costs. Robinson is charged with refusing to hand over the pin to his phone when questioned by counter-terrorism police at the Channel Tunnel, a response…
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Elon Musk Paying Tommy Robinson’s Legal Costs as Trial Begins
Trial Opens as Tommy Robinson Claims Elon Musk Is Paying His Legal Costs The trial at Westminster magistrates court started with a claim that Elon Musk is covering the legal costs for far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley Lennon. Robinson faces charges related to refusals to comply with counter-terrorism police requests…
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Elon Musk Allegedly Paying Tommy Robinson’s Legal Costs as Trial Opens
Trial Begins Over Channel Tunnel Stop and Counter-Terrorism Powers The trial of far-right activist Tommy Robinson, born Stephen Yaxley Lennon, has opened at Westminster Magistrates’ Court amid escalating tensions around how counter-terrorism powers are used and who bears responsibility for associated legal costs. Robinson faced questions about his refusal to provide the pin for his…
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Tommy Robinson Phone PIN Case: Court Hearing Details
Overview of the Case Tommy Robinson, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court for the opening of his trial related to a charge of frustrating counter-terrorism powers. Prosecutors allege that Robinson refused to provide access to his phone when stopped at the Channel Tunnel in Folkestone while en route to Benidorm in July…
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Tommy Robinson refuses phone PIN in court case with police
High-profile court hearing opens over alleged obstruction of counter-terrorism powers A defiant Tommy Robinson, the controversial political activist whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, faced a trial opening this week in Westminster Magistrates Court after allegedly refusing to provide his phone PIN to police. The case centers on an incident in July 2024 when Robinson…
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Tommy Robinson Arrives in Court on Terror-Related Charge After Channel Tunnel Stop
Overview: Robinson Faces Terror-Related Offences Former English Defence League (EDL) leader Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, has arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to face charges under the Terrorism Act. The case centers on an incident at the Channel Tunnel, where he was stopped by police in July and subsequently charged under Schedule 7…
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Tommy Robinson Terror Trial: Channel Tunnel Stop
Overview: A High-Profile Case Moves to Westminster Former far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, has arrived at Westminster Magistrates’ Court to stand trial on terror-related charges. The case stems from an incident at the Channel Tunnel in Kent, where officers stopped him while he was travelling from continental Europe to the…