Again. From the Telegraph
Tommy Robinson has claimed he was detained by police at Heathrow airport for almost three hours on Saturday on his return from Russia.
The far-Right activist (He’s not ‘far-right; he’s just not far wrong) posted on social media that he had been stopped and had his phones seized “under Section 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019”.
The Metropolitan Police later confirmed that a 43-year-old had been stopped under Schedule 3 of the act, which gives officers the powers to question, search and detain people suspected of travelling to plan, prepare and carry out hostile acts.
A spokesman for Robinson posted on X: “They [the police] likely want to see who he is talking to, and maybe find out who his sources are, sources who will expose politicians for their part in the rape of a generation of British girls.”
It is unclear what the stop at Heathrow related to.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: “Officers stopped a man in his 40s at Heathrow airport at around 17.00 on Saturday, June 13, following his return to the UK from Russia via Turkey.
“He was stopped under the provisions of Schedule 3 of the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Act 2019. The man was interviewed by officers and his communication devices were seized. He was subsequently released.”
Robinson was previously cleared of a terror charge after refusing to give officers the PIN to unlock his devices when stopped at the Channel Tunnel in July 2024.
