Robinson case ‘too complex’ for judge FAR RIGHT CAMPAIGNER’S APPEAL SENT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL

FAR right campaigner Tommy Robinson had his Contempt of Court case sent to the Attorney General after a judge at the Old Bailey decided it was ‘too complex’ to deal with.

The former EDL leader, real name Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was released from prison in August after a contempt of court conviction was quashed.

Robinson, 35, was jailed in May after filming himself at Leeds Crown Court during the second of three trials of men accused of abusing young girls in Huddersfield.

The conviction is being appealed and was due to be heard yesterday at the Central Criminal Court.

Robinson is also facing another possibility of more jail time for broadcasting another video from inside court in September.

The video, believed to have been made in the canteen on the second floor of the Old Bailey, was viewed more than 160,000 people by the afternoon of its publication last month.

Section 41 of the Criminal Justice Act 1925 makes it an offence to photograph people within court precincts. This case is being dealt with separately to the ongoing appeal.

In the Old Bailey hearing, Recorder of London Judge Hilliard QC decided he was no longer able to hear the case and it should be referred to the higher jurisdiction of the Attorney General for more consideration before proceeding further.

He said: “Cross-examination of Mr Yaxley-Lennon would be necessary for a proper examination of the allegations. All the evidence must be rigorously tested.” He added that he had received a statement from Robinson ‘in which he deals with the issues as he sees them and the controversies that may arise.’

Robinson’s legal counsel, Richard Furlong, had previously said in his opinion the contempt allegation should be referred to the Attorney General, as opposed to being heard by the judge, as directed by the Court of Appeal.

Earlier, Robinson had walked through a chanting crowd to address them and proclaimed that ‘no matter what happens today’ he had ‘already won.’

Robinson also blamed the Government, police and social services for ‘sacrificing a generation of our daughters at the hands of the multi-culturalism alter.’

Robinson is thought to have made thousands of pounds in donations from the public since his case was made public in May, and told German media he ‘knew 100 per cent’ he ‘was going back to jail.’

The case at the Old Bailey was adjourned for a further hearing on a date yet to be set.