Tommy Robinson ‘could face jail’ over banned film screening at Trafalgar Square rally as protests turn violent and police arrest nine people [Video]

15:45 EDT 27 Jul 2024, updated 21:29 EDT 27 Jul 2024

Tommy Robinson could face jail over screening a banned film to thousands of his supporters at today’s Trafalgar Square rally – where the protests turned violent and nine protest or event-related arrests were made.

The documentary called Silenced – shows Syrian refugee Jamal Hijazi being assaulted by another pupil in the playground at Almondbury Community School in Huddersfield – was broadcast despite a judge previously calling it contempt of court.

Mr Hijazi successfully sued Robinson in 2021 for libel and the former English Defence League leader, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, was ordered to pay him £100,000 in damages plus costs.

After today’s screening he challenged the authorities to ‘take him to court’, according to The Telegraph.

Posting on his X account, he wrote: ‘I’ll be jailed for two years for showing the inconceivable truth.’

He is already due before the High Court on Tuesday accused of contempt for …