British activist Tommy Robinson will reportedly ask for political asylum in the United States after a UK High Court found him guilty of contempt, for which he could face jail time.
Robinson is expected to make the request through media appearances on Fox News and Infowars this week, according to conservative journalist Paul Joseph Watson, who says the activist feels his life is in danger.
Tommy Robinson is set to ask President Donald Trump to give him emergency political asylum in the United States.t.co/DlcbOX85Aa
— Paul Joseph Watson (@PrisonPlanet) July 8, 2019
On Friday a British High Court found Robinson guilty on multiple counts of contempt, linked to a 2017 incident wherein the activist filmed criminal defendants outside of a courthouse in violation of an official reporting restriction. Robinson insists he did not share any information that wasn’t already part of the public record, but the court nevertheless returned a guilty verdict. He now faces up to two years in jail.
www.rt.com/uk/463687-tommy-robinson-us-asylum/