Tommy Robinson due to be released from prison within days
Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021 that barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.
The sentence comprised a 14-month 'punitive' element and a four-month 'coercive' element. The sentencing judge Mr Justice Johnson told Robinson he could have the latter taken off his sentence if he 'purged' his contempt by taking steps to comply with the injunction.
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