Journalist Tommy Robinson was released from prison and expressed his gratitude to Elon Musk

British journalist and right-wing activist Tommy Robinson, who was arrested and tortured for political reasons, publicly thanked Elon Musk after being released from prison on parole, following a judge's decision to grant him an early reduction of his sentence.

Robinson, 42 years old, was serving an unjust sentence of 18 months in prison for disobeying a court order that prohibited him from publishing a documentary in which he publicly exposed the existence of multiple Muslim grooming gangs operating throughout the United Kingdom, a serious issue that English authorities attempted to conceal.

Despite threats of being imprisoned, Robinson had made the decision to publish the documentary titled Silenced, focused on the grooming gangs and the legal consequences he himself faced for sharing the video. The production was shared through the social network X, formerly known as Twitter, owned by entrepreneur Elon Musk.

In recent years, Robinson has built a considerable audience thanks to his presence on social media, especially on X, where he has received strong support, even from conservative sectors in the United States. Musk, meanwhile, expressed his support for the activist, calling for his release and denouncing that he was imprisoned "for telling the truth."

The first statements after his release

Shortly after being released, Tommy Robinson addressed his followers through a live broadcast from his account on X. "I feel good," he said, with visibly longer hair and beard after his time in prison.

During the live stream, Robinson reiterated that there is no freedom of speech in the United Kingdom and emphasized that he was never found guilty by a jury in the legal proceedings he faced; in every case—he stated—the rulings were determined exclusively by judges.

"I have to thank Elon Musk, because without X, if we didn't have X, everyone would think I lied. No one would have had any other explanation," the activist asserted.

Robinson explained that attempts to censor him and silence his speech have failed. "They've tried to hide the truth. And that truth has resonated around the world," he declared.

His lawyers had previously argued before the British High Court that their client had demonstrated willingness to comply with court orders, which led Judge Jeremy Johnson to grant the reduction of his sentence.

The magistrate acknowledged that Tommy Robinson had shown a "change in attitude" since the imposition of the unjust sentence, although he also noted that no "sign of regret or remorse" had been observed in him for publishing the documentary.