🔗 Share this article Police Thought Tommy Robinson Possessed Terrorist Information on Mobile Device, Trial Told. Prosecutors told the tribunal that police maintained valid concerns that Tommy Robinson's phone contained material relevant to acts of terrorism when they stopped him last year as he tried to leave the UK. Refusal to Provide Phone Password The right-wing campaigner, using his legal name is Tommy Robinson, reportedly refused to provide his phone pin to officers, claiming it contained journalist content.” This happened after he was intercepted at the Channel tunnel on July 28, 2024. Trial Claims on Counter-Terrorism Powers On the final day of the proceedings, prosecutor Jo Morris argued that the counter-terrorism powers used by police are designed to permit information collection. She asserted that police had reasonable suspicion to believe the defendant continued to have connections to far-right activists, even after the disbandment of the EDL organization. While his affiliation of the English Defence League has come to an end, his views have not disappeared. He is recognized for holding those opinions and therefore it is a valid concern to think that on his telephone there could be information relevant to terrorist acts,” she informed Westminster magistrates court. The prosecutor continued, “His beliefs – to which he is entitled – were not the subject for their concern on July 28. It was his association to others who are potentially engaged in illegal actions.” Details of the Detention The campaigner had turned up by himself at the Channel tunnel in a luxury vehicle belonging to a acquaintance and was traveling to the Spanish resort of Benidorm with over £13,000 in a small bag, the court was told. The money was said to have been from a collection to offset costs from organizing a large demonstration that took place the day before in Trafalgar Square. Defense Submissions The defendant, who disputes failing to comply with counter-terrorism powers during the encounter on 28 July last year, could receive up to three months in prison or a potential £2,500 penalty if found guilty. His barrister, Alisdair Williamson KC, said in final arguments that counter-terrorism police who detained his client had conducted a speculative search” and that he had been unlawfully detained. Referring to testimony from officers who said they called other organizations” after arresting him, Williamson claimed this was a allusion to the intelligence agencies and that lack of proof had been offered from MI5 to indicate his defendant was a terrorist. Williamson asserted the police intervention was biased” because it was based to a “significant degree on a personal attribute.” He stated that the main factor” on the choice to stop him was recognizing his identity”. He added that police had used an special authority that must be properly policed” to try to discover details that was already known. Williamson suggested that his client journeyed to Benidorm frequently, which ought to have lessened the officers’ suspicions about him. Expenses and Judgment Timing Robinson claimed that his court expenses in the proceedings were being paid for by Elon Musk, the owner of X and Tesla, who has appeared as an ally of the far-right activist and recently spoke at a rally arranged by him in London via a livestream. A proposed date of next Tuesday for the verdict was changed by the district judge, Sam Goozee, after the defense explained his client was due to be a guest of the Israel's administration from Wednesday and would not return until 25 October. {“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 the barrister. Goozee announced he would hand down his verdict on the morning of 4 November.