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- Yaxley-Lennon was accused by some media and politicians of inflaming tensions which led to days of rioting across Britain
LONDON: British anti-Muslim activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known by the pseudonym Tommy Robinson, on Monday admitted contempt of court by breaching an injunction made after he was successfully sued for libel.
Yaxley-Lennon was made subject to an injunction in 2021, preventing him from repeating libellous statements about a Syrian refugee who he wrongly claimed had attacked a girl at his school.
Britain's Solicitor General took legal action against Yaxley-Lennon for contempt of court for breaching the injunction. Yaxley-Lennon appeared at London's Woolwich Crown Court and admitted breaching the injunction on Monday.
Yaxley-Lennon was accused by some media and politicians of inflaming tensions which led to days of rioting across Britain at the end of July in the wake of the murder of three young girls at a dance workshop in Southport.
He appeared at court in custody after he was charged on Friday under terrorism laws with failing to provide his mobile phone PIN code when he left Britain in July.