Schoolboy suing Tommy Robinson for libel was taunted at school in ‘campaign of racist bullying’, court hears
The IndependentGet the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Syrian schoolboy suing Tommy Robinson for libel was taunted with racist abuse at school and faced death threats during a “campaign of bullying”, according to court documents. Shortly after the video went viral, Mr Robinson claimed in two Facebook videos, which were viewed by nearly one million people, that Jamal was “not innocent and he violently attacks young English girls in his school”. On the first day of the libel trial in London on Wednesday, Jamal's lawyer told the court Mr Robinson's comments “turned Jamal into the aggressor, and the bully into a righteous white knight”. Catrin Evans QC, representing Jamal, said in written submissions that Mr Robinson's allegations had “a devastating effect on Jamal and his family” and led to them being relocated from the area in early 2019.
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