Tommy Robinson Court Case Today.

Today is the day that Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, AKA Tommy Robinson appears at the Old Bailey on a retrial of his civil contempt case, after the ajournment of the last appearance.

The case is interesting from a number of angles.

The first is that he could have been tried (effectively illegally) in 15 minutes or less. Without preparing a case, withiout effectively uttering a word (I know, unusual for Tommy) he was sent down for 13 months. On a civil (not criminal) offense of contempt of court.

The issues around the case are manyfold, including his incarceration in prison and the handling of him there compared to someone else tried and handled properly of a civil offense.

Anyway, back to the point. His case is being handled in the largest criminal court of the land, the Old Bailey. I assume to be able to handle the crowds of supporters and protesters that will turn up to voice an opinion.

Looking at the live streams there looks to be a significant number of supporters ouitside the Old Bailey.

The Justice System would seem to have a dillemma on their hands. If the initial contempt court case and subsequent prison sentence for Tommy was illegal or suspect and was rightly quashed (and Robinson released), then if today's Judge finds him innocent then it calls into question the whole process of the original case. It also opens up the prospect of Tommy sueing the Government for false imprisonment and damages.

So, today's court case connot find hime completely innocent. There has to be some half-way house so the Government can save face and shut down any lawsuit for damages.

I suspect the Judge today will find him guilty of contempt and issue a sentence very close to his time already served so that he can stay free, but still guilty. That the original case was procedurally flawed, but correct in it's finding.

By lunchtime hopefully the Judge will have made a finding and a judgement.

God help the government if the Judge finds him completely innocent.

Also the media reports will be very interesting..... if they do ever report on it.

UPDATE:

Tommy's case is being referred to the Attourney General. Which it should have been instead of the kangaroo court in Leeds. After all, this requires a polictical solution now, as it's gone way past the point of providing an entirely legal solution.  As I said, I'm sure the end decision will try and placate everyone.

Anyway, Tommy remains on bail until the AG makes a finding.