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.
