Sometimes the law takes a break from being an ass, and gets something correct for once. Today was one of those days.
Tommy Robinson of the PEGIDA organisation was the subject of a wilful and obvious political prosecution by members of Her Majesty’s Constabulary. This prosecution, which centres around an attempt by Mr Robinson to defend himself against an assault by a Muslim in Peterborough prison, was initially dropped last year. However, when Mr Robinson announced the UK branch of the anti-Islamisation group PEGIDA, this dodgy charge was reanimated by the police. However, after a crowdfunded legal campaign Mr Robinson had raised enough to buy the services of Queens Counsel. Because of this extra legal help Mr Robinson was successful in fending off this latest attempt to imprison him with Muslims who want him dead.
Here’s Brietbart with the full story:
Tommy Robinson has had a charge of battery dismissed in court. He said the judge questioned the police’s motives for pursuing the case against him when they did.
“My case has been dismissed. Even the judge made comments about the police’s motive of prosecution. Thank you all”, he announced on Twitter on Thursday afternoon.
“The QC absolutely tore it to pieces… Yeah, he made a mockery of it. He made a mockery of just another stitch up”, he added in a short video.
Yesterday, Breitbart London reported that supporters of the PEGIDA UK organiser and former leader of the English Defence League (EDL) had donated £24,000, allowing him to hire “one of the best legal representatives” for the case.
“I just want to say a quick thank you. Thank you to everyone who donated, because without your support and without your donations I would have been fighting for my life in prison right now. I know that, one hundred per cent,” he continued.
Adding: “So thank you very much. I’m going home to my wife and kids”.
Mr. Robinson has admitted being involved in an altercation when he was imprisoned for alleged mortgage fraud last year, charges he insists were also politically motivated.
He says he acted in self defence as he had been deliberately put in a prison “wing full of Muslims” where his “life was in danger” and a bounty put on his head.
When he was released from prison on July 24th 2015, prison authorities decided not to pursue any action over the altercation.
He was then unexpectedly arrested and interviewed regarding the fight in August, released with no further action, and then re-arrested and charged with common assault six months later – two days after he launched the UK branch of PEGIDA.
“This is so blatant police and state collusion because of my political beliefs”, Mr. Robinson tweeted at the time.
Read the rest of this Brietbart story here:
I wish to congratulate Mr Robinson on his success and wish him well for the future. I don’t think that this is the end of the problem of the state harassing counter Islam campaigners, or the state harassing Mr Robinson. But, this case without a doubt counts as a victory against the bent, Islam-appeasing police who have made Mr Robinson’s and other counter-Islam campaigners a misery. It’s a victory and may we hope that it is the start of many more.
Great news! Now he needs to sue them!