Stillbillede: YouTube

Mere end 1000 personer som demonstrerede for den fængslede aktivist Tommy Robinson ved Downing Street i London, havnede lørdag i sammenstød med politiet i den britiske hovedstad, skriver Daily Mail. 

His supporters have gathered in huge numbers at a series of protests outside Downing Street, Leeds Crown Court and even at British embassies in Europe.

More than 593,000 people have also signed a petition urging Theresa May to intervene and set him free.

Demonstranterne krævede at Robinson bliver løsladt efter at være blevet idømt 13 måneders fængsel fordi han filmede udenfor retslokalet i Leeds, og før demonstrationen holdt det nederlandske Frihetspartiets (PVV) leder Geert Wilders, som i 2009 blev nægtet indrejse til Storbritannien, en tale.

Speaking at the demonstration Wilders said: ‘I am here to tell you that you will never walk alone. And we are here to tell the world, and the UK government in particular: «Free Tommy Robinson!»‘

Wilders called Robinson a ‘staunch freedom fight’ and compared him to Winston Churchill ahead of the protest on Whitehall in London where he spoke to more than a thousand protesters.

Demonstrationen efter gik altså ikke fredeligt for sig. The Times skriver 

After the speeches the crowd turned on police overseeing the event, with footage posted online showing Robinson’s supporters hurling projectiles at a small group of officers they had surrounded. Another clip showed the protesters rushing at the officers, who were forced to fall back.

Skadeomfanget er uklart, men pressebilleder viser en politimand som bløder i ansigtet. Ifølge Evening Standard er ingen blevet pågrebet.

Område med vedhæftede filer

Se eksempel af YouTube-video GEERT WILDERS at FREE TOMMY Protest!

GEERT WILDERS at FREE TOMMY Protest!