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Anti-migrant activist Danny Tommo pleads not guilty to criminal damage over 'boat slashing'
- On Friday, anti-migrant activist Daniel Thomas, known as Danny Tommo, pleaded not guilty at Basingstoke Magistrates' Court to criminal damage and failing to disclose his phone PIN.
- Thomas was arrested Tuesday after allegedly slashing a dinghy in the English Channel with an emergency responder on board, prompting a Hampshire Constabulary investigation.
- Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, also known as Tommy Robinson, attended court Friday to support Thomas, while hundreds gathered in Basingstoke on Thursday chanting "free DT."
- Chris Derrick of The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed the decision to prosecute, stating, "We remind all concerned that proceedings against the defendant are active and he has the right to a fair trial."
- A Home Office spokesman reported 17,480 migrants have crossed the Channel this year, down 46% from last year, as the boat in this incident carried 51 migrants who spent 33 hours at sea.
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Danny Tommo denies criminal damage charge over alleged Channel boat slashing
The 37-year-old appeared at Basingstoke Magistrates’ Court on Friday morning.
·London, United Kingdom
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