British political activist Tommy Robinson was arrested on Monday evening in Calgary, Canada, after giving a speech about the importance of freedom of speech and was then detained by around 10 undercover plainclothes police officers.
Tommy Robinson, who has openly criticised mass immigration and commented on the incompatibility between his Islamic faith and the Muslim-majority child rapist gangs in Western society, particularly in the UK, was arrested on suspicion of immigration offences after addressing an audience of about 150 people in Calgary during a three-stop Canadian tour. host From Ezra Levant’s Rebel News.
Footage posted on social media showed what appeared to be plainclothes undercover police officers handcuffing Robinson and forcing him into the back of a police vehicle, with the right-wing activist laughing as he described his arrest as “totally insane”.
“What warrants have you got?” Robinson asked, and the officer responded, “You have an outstanding entry warrant. Let’s talk in the car.”
Well, tonight Tommy gave his first lecture. Follow & Rebel News Online The government issued a warrant for Tommy’s arrest. pic.twitter.com/cCrrtLkb3B
— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) June 25, 2024
At press time, Calgary police had not released any information on why the British political activist was arrested. However, Robinson previously Convicted Entering the United States using a friend’s passport.
Robinson was released after being held for several hours but had his passport confiscated and was ordered not to leave Alberta, which he said may prevent him from continuing a speaking tour that had been scheduled to stop in Edmonton and Toronto.
“Okay so in a way I am free. Everything makes no sense. Now I am detained in Calgary, unable to leave the city and unable to continue my Canadian tour or meet with my podcast guests because of this situation. I am not even allowed to return home,” Robinson wrote on social media after his release.
Rebel News, a right-wing Canadian news outlet that sponsored Robinson’s tour, Said They have hired lawyers for the activist and hope to receive a fast-track judicial review to allow him to continue his tour and then return to the UK.
Okay, I’m free, I could say that, but none of this makes sense, I’m currently being held in Calgary and can’t leave the city, this doesn’t allow me to continue my Canadian tour or meet with my podcast guests, I’m not even allowed to return home https://t.co/tNr2ovHOP2
— Tommy Robinson (@TRobinsonNewEra) June 25, 2024
Professor Jordan Peterson, one of Canada’s most prominent intellectuals, commented on the arrests: I have written“Canadians, wake up. The police are now being used directly as political agents of the state. I don’t know who gave the orders, but this is unacceptable.”
“You stupid leftists may be happy with this as it stands, but you’d be mistaken to think that once established, this won’t be used against you.”
Robinson rose to fame by founding the English Defence League (EDL) in response to the grooming gang scandal, in which young white girls were sexually abused, raped and tortured by mainly Pakistani grooming gangs for decades, but continues to be targeted by the British justice system.
Between 2005 and 2019, he served four prison sentences, the most recent of which was in maximum security Belmarsh prison for breaching press regulations by filming outside court during a grooming gang trial, which saw the defendants jailed for a “campaign of rape and other sexual abuse” against vulnerable girls.
Most recently, Robinson was arrested for allegedly breaching a ban on attending pro-Israel protests in London in November. In April, Westminster Magistrates’ Court ruled that the police order banning him from attending the protests was unlawful.
I’m sorry I can’t be more frank with you… #Edited#FreeEditedhttps://t.co/q4Vzt8YkEo
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) May 26, 2018
