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This is why Tommy Robinson being sent to prison couldn't be reported
Why was Tommy Robinson arrested?
Tommy Robinson was broadcasting on Facebook Live outside Leeds Crown Court on Friday when he was stopped by police.
He was filming people entering the court in relation to an ongoing trial.
The broadcast lasted an hour and was watched more than 250,000 times.
At the time of the incident, a jury was considering its verdicts after hearing six weeks of evidence.
Reporting restrictions are in place on that case, so details cannot be revealed.
Robinson filmed himself as he read out the defendants' names and the charges they face - some of which were wrong - and confronted them as they arrived at court.
Eventually, the 35-year-old was arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace and was held in the court cells before being taken up to the courtroom to face the trial judge.
Why was Tommy Robinson arrested?
Tommy Robinson was broadcasting on Facebook Live outside Leeds Crown Court on Friday when he was stopped by police.
He was filming people entering the court in relation to an ongoing trial.
The broadcast lasted an hour and was watched more than 250,000 times.
At the time of the incident, a jury was considering its verdicts after hearing six weeks of evidence.
Reporting restrictions are in place on that case, so details cannot be revealed.
Robinson filmed himself as he read out the defendants' names and the charges they face - some of which were wrong - and confronted them as they arrived at court.
Eventually, the 35-year-old was arrested on suspicion of a breach of the peace and was held in the court cells before being taken up to the courtroom to face the trial judge.