Political activist Tommy Robinson to appear in court charged with harassment
The 42-year-old is due to appear at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday following his not guilty pleas at Westminster Magistrates' Court last month.
Prosecutors told a previous hearing that none of the alleged harassment contained direct threats of violence.
After the last hearing, Robinson spoke of how he had 'never had' the opportunity to have a jury trial and wanted '12 members of the British public' to hear the evidence in the case.
Robinson will face a trial preparation hearing when he appears in court on Thursday.
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