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LONDON: British anti-Islam \u200cactivist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, better known as Tommy Robinson, was on Wednesday convicted of harassing two journalists during nationwide rioting two years ago.<\/p>\n
Robinson said before his trial began that billionaire X owner Elon Musk, who often reposts Robinson and allowed him to return to the social media platform, was supporting his defense. Musk also last year paid for Robinson\u2019s defense when he was charged with \u200cfailing to \u200cprovide his phone PIN to \u200cpolice, for which he was cleared by a judge, and Musk virtually attended a rally in London organized by Robinson last year.<\/p>\n
Robinson \u2013 who stood trial at London\u2019s Southwark Crown Court under the name Stephen Lennon \u2013 was charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence, relating to messages \u200cand calls to two \u200cDaily Mail journalists in 2024.<\/p>\n
After three young girls \u200cwere murdered in the northern town of Southport \u200cthat July, Robinson repeatedly posted about the killings as riots spread across Britain.<\/p>\n
The Daily Mail tracked Robinson down to Cyprus, where he was on holiday \u200cwith his family, and published a story which accused him of \u201cstoking race riots from his sunbed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Robinson repeatedly contacted two journalists involved in the story, posted several messages about them on X and said he had photos of their home address and family.<\/p>\n
Robinson claimed he had only intended to put pressure on the journalists and the Daily Mail to remove a picture of his ex-wife from their website.<\/p>\n
But he was found guilty by a 10-2 majority on Wednesday and released on bail ahead of his sentencing in December.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n