Tommy Robinson has been released from prison after spending seven months behind bars for the civil offence of contempt of court.
The far-Right activist, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, left HMP Woodhill in Milton Keynes on Tuesday after his 18-month sentence was reduced by four months at the High Court last week.
He was filmed speaking on his X account for around 20 minutes with longer hair and a bushy beard, whilst wearing a rosary around his neck.
Robinson, 42, said he will organise a free speech festival in London for supporters later in the year.
The activist was jailed in October after admitting multiple breaches of an injunction made in 2021, which barred him from repeating false allegations against a Syrian refugee who successfully sued him for libel.
This included having “published, caused, authorised or procured” a documentary called Silenced, which contained libellous allegations, in May 2023.
A second claim was issued in August 2024 and concerned six further breaches, including playing the film at a demonstration in Trafalgar Square last summer.
Silenced has since been deleted from Robinson’s social media account.
The sentence comprised a 14-month “punitive” element and a four-month “coercive” element.
Sentencing judge Mr Justice Johnson had told Robinson he could have the “coercive” element taken off if he were to “purge” his contempt by taking steps to comply with the injunction.
Robinson, who due to be released on July 26, applied to purge his contempt, with legal representatives claiming he had shown a “commitment” to comply with the order.
Lawyers for the Solicitor General said they agreed that Robinson had taken the necessary steps to adhere to the injunction.
Although Mr Justice Johnson last week said that there was an “absence of contrition or remorse” from Robinson, he said the defendant had shown a ”change in attitude” since he was sentenced.
However, Robinson is currently facing two further, separate court cases, and is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on June 5 accused of harassing two journalists.
Robinson was charged with two counts of harassment causing fear of violence between August 5 and 7, 2024.
He is also facing a separate trial in October next year over an accusation that he failed to provide the Pin for his mobile phone when stopped by Kent Police in Folkestone in July 2024.
Announcing the new charges alleging harassment, a Crown Prosecution Service spokesman said: “We have authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, 42, with harassment causing fear of violence against two men.
“The Crown Prosecution Service reminds all concerned that criminal proceedings against the defendant are active and that he has the right to a fair trial.”
