🔗 Share this article Police Believed Stephen Yaxley-Lennon Possessed Terrorist Data on Mobile Device, Court Hears. Legal representatives informed the tribunal that law enforcement maintained reasonable suspicions indicating Tommy Robinson's phone contained information relevant to acts of terrorism when they detained him in the previous year as he tried to depart from the UK. Denial to Give Device Pin The far-right activist, whose legal name is Tommy Robinson, reportedly refused to hand over his phone pin to police, claiming it contained “journalistic material.” This happened after he was stopped at the Eurotunnel on 28 July 2024. Prosecution Arguments on Counter-Terrorism Authority On the last day of the proceedings, prosecutor the prosecution argued that the anti-terror authorities used by law enforcement are intended to allow intelligence gathering. She asserted that officers had valid grounds to think Robinson still have links to far-right activists, even following the dissolution of the English Defence League (EDL). While his affiliation of the EDL has ceased, his views have not disappeared. He is recognized for having those opinions and therefore it is a reasonable suspicion to believe that on his telephone there may be data pertaining to terrorist acts,” she informed Westminster magistrates court. The prosecutor continued, His opinions – to which he is allowed – were not the subject for their attention on July 28. It was his association to others who are possibly engaged in illegal actions.” Details of the Detention The campaigner had turned up alone at the Channel tunnel in a silver Bentley owned by a friend and was traveling to the holiday destination of Benidorm with over £13,000 in a carry-on, the court was told. The money was said to have been from a collection to cover costs from organizing a major rally that took place the day before in a London landmark. Legal Team Submissions Robinson, who disputes failing to comply with anti-terror laws during the encounter on 28 July of the previous year, faces up to three months in jail or a potential £2,500 penalty if convicted. His lawyer, Alisdair Williamson KC, said in closing submissions that counter-terrorism police who stopped Robinson had engaged in a “fishing expedition” and that he had been unlawfully detained. Citing testimony from police who said they called “partner agencies” after detaining Robinson, the defense lawyer said this was a allusion to the security services and that lack of proof had been offered from the security service to suggest his client was a terrorist. Williamson asserted the officers’ intervention was “discriminatory” because it was based to a large extent on a protected characteristic.” He stated that the “predominant influence” on the choice to detain him was recognizing his identity”. He added that officers had used an “extraordinary power that must be carefully regulated” to try to discover information that was already known. The barrister proposed that his client journeyed to Benidorm regularly, which ought to have reduced the officers’ concerns about him. Expenses and Judgment Timing The activist claimed that his legal costs in the case were being covered by the tech billionaire, the proprietor of X and Tesla, who has appeared as an supporter of the far-right activist and lately spoke at a rally arranged by him in London via a online broadcast. A proposed day of the following Tuesday for the verdict was changed by the magistrate, Sam Goozee, after Williamson said Robinson was scheduled to be a invitee of the Israel's administration from the midweek and would not return until October 25. {“I wouldn’t trouble you if this was a trip to Benidorm. I would ask him to rearrange it but he is a guest of a foreign government,” stated Williamson. Goozee announced he would hand down his verdict on the start of 4 November.