TOMMY Robinson has been charged with failing to provide the pin to his mobile phone under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act, Kent Police have confirmed.
The charge is in relation to an incident in Folkestone on Sunday July 28 after officers stopped Robinson under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
He entered Folkestone Police Station earlier on Friday, where he expected to be arrested ahead of a planned march for thousands of people in London.
Supporters of Robinson are due to hold a demonstration on Saturday, which is expected to be met with a counter-protest organised by Stand Up to Racism.
The Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police are due to be supported by officers from other forces across the country as the Met said there will be a “significant police presence” to ensure the two groups are kept apart.
Although Kent Police said Robinson had been bailed in relation to the terror offence, the force later confirmed the 41-year-old has been remanded in relation to his ongoing High Court contempt case which is due to be heard on Monday.
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His Twitter/X account posted an update, writing: “Tommy has been remanded into prison for a breach of the terrorism act - because he refused to give police the code to gain access into his phone.
"It is worth noting that Tommy held information of child rape victims on his phone, which he told the police at the time, and as they are 'confidential journalistic sources' they had no right to snoop or gain information about them."
The reasons why the far-right agitator has been told to surrender himself are unclear.
But it follows his arrest in July at a port in Kent where he was accused of “frustration” of police counter-terrorism powers.
Robinson is also currently facing jail after he was issued with a contempt of court claim against him following the airing of a film at a protest in central London.
He is alleged to have breached a 2021 High Court order barring him from repeating libellous allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him.
It is understood the airing of a film, titled Silenced, at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square in July is one of six actions claimed to have breached the injunction between June and July this year.
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The film is also pinned to the top of his profile on Twitter/X.
The political campaigner is due to appear at Woolwich Crown Court on Monday for a two-day hearing in relation to the alleged contempt of court.
He was released on unconditional bail in July and subsequently left the country, with Adam Payter, representing the Solicitor General, telling the High Court that there “was nothing to prevent him from doing so”.
Justice Johnson issued a warrant for Robinson’s arrest but ordered that it not be carried out “until early October” to allow Robinson time to indicate that he would attend the next hearing voluntarily or to apply to “set aside” the warrant.
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