TEDx LeamingtonSpa - SPEAKER ANNOUNCEMENT! Rob Lawrie hit the global headlines in late 2015 whilst working as a lone volunteer in refugee camps around Europe. Watching people talk about helping, but doing
![Ex-soldier on trial for smuggling child out of Calais refugee camp admits acting 'stupidly and irrationally' - World News - Mirror Online Ex-soldier on trial for smuggling child out of Calais refugee camp admits acting 'stupidly and irrationally' - World News - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7178708.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/Ex-soldier-Rob-Lawrie.jpg)
Ex-soldier on trial for smuggling child out of Calais refugee camp admits acting 'stupidly and irrationally' - World News - Mirror Online
![I will break the law to help people': the ex-soldier who tried to smuggle a child refugee into Britain I will break the law to help people': the ex-soldier who tried to smuggle a child refugee into Britain](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/radio/2020/04/14/TELEMMGLPICT000085941663_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqokZArwZlvdBh_fO1B6VbrgvXL3oOheOErh8aWQ71oSI.jpeg?imwidth=680)
I will break the law to help people': the ex-soldier who tried to smuggle a child refugee into Britain
![Rob Lawrie, of Britain, looks on during a press conference, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, Thursday, Jan.14, 2016. Lawrie goes on trial for his failed bid to spirit four-year-old Afghan girl Bahar Ahmadi Rob Lawrie, of Britain, looks on during a press conference, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, Thursday, Jan.14, 2016. Lawrie goes on trial for his failed bid to spirit four-year-old Afghan girl Bahar Ahmadi](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2N0H000/rob-lawrie-of-britain-looks-on-during-a-press-conference-near-boulogne-sur-mer-northern-france-thursday-jan14-2016-lawrie-goes-on-trial-for-his-failed-bid-to-spirit-four-year-old-afghan-girl-bahar-ahmadi-from-a-squalid-migrant-camp-in-northern-france-to-safety-with-family-members-in-britain-he-faces-criminal-charges-that-carry-a-maximum-prison-term-of-five-years-and-a-30000-euro-32500-fine-in-thursdays-trial-ap-photomichel-spingler-2N0H000.jpg)
Rob Lawrie, of Britain, looks on during a press conference, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France, Thursday, Jan.14, 2016. Lawrie goes on trial for his failed bid to spirit four-year-old Afghan girl Bahar Ahmadi
![I will break the law to help people': the ex-soldier who tried to smuggle a child refugee into Britain I will break the law to help people': the ex-soldier who tried to smuggle a child refugee into Britain](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/radio/2020/04/14/TELEMMGLPICT000074889342_trans_NvBQzQNjv4Bq4GoSUj5tx--cOXjJHDSbw8HVFIRe1LfTRcFJro6tXCE.jpeg)
I will break the law to help people': the ex-soldier who tried to smuggle a child refugee into Britain
![Ex-soldier who tried to smuggle Afghan girl from Calais migrant camp to UK is spared jail in France - World News - Mirror Online Ex-soldier who tried to smuggle Afghan girl from Calais migrant camp to UK is spared jail in France - World News - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7178708.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Ex-soldier-Rob-Lawrie.jpg)
Ex-soldier who tried to smuggle Afghan girl from Calais migrant camp to UK is spared jail in France - World News - Mirror Online
![Ex-soldier cleared of smuggling girl, 4, to UK from Calais refugee camp | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian Ex-soldier cleared of smuggling girl, 4, to UK from Calais refugee camp | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian](https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/709ddcaffa3747f8f267a7232e9e95886c9902e5/227_183_2943_1765/master/2943.jpg?width=1200&height=1200&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=d31b5777bb16889c9ca6a0e0bea4cbe8)
Ex-soldier cleared of smuggling girl, 4, to UK from Calais refugee camp | Immigration and asylum | The Guardian
![Ex-soldier Rob Lawrie (49) is facing a jail sentence in France after he attempted to smuggle four-year-old Bahar Ahmadi into the UK, after her father gave his blessing to do so. The Ex-soldier Rob Lawrie (49) is facing a jail sentence in France after he attempted to smuggle four-year-old Bahar Ahmadi into the UK, after her father gave his blessing to do so. The](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/RBND90/ex-soldier-rob-lawrie-49-is-facing-a-jail-sentence-in-france-after-he-attempted-to-smuggle-four-year-old-bahar-ahmadi-into-the-uk-after-her-father-gave-his-blessing-to-do-so-the-little-girl-will-be-made-homeless-following-the-jungle-being-cleared-where-calais-france-when-23-feb-2016-credit-steve-finnwenn-RBND90.jpg)
Ex-soldier Rob Lawrie (49) is facing a jail sentence in France after he attempted to smuggle four-year-old Bahar Ahmadi into the UK, after her father gave his blessing to do so. The
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The Untold: Child Rescue review – what happens when you smuggle a refugee into the UK? | Radio | The Guardian
![Ex-soldier who tried to smuggle Afghan girl from Calais migrant camp to UK is spared jail in France - World News - Mirror Online Ex-soldier who tried to smuggle Afghan girl from Calais migrant camp to UK is spared jail in France - World News - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article7178707.ece/ALTERNATES/n615/Ex-soldier-Rob-Lawrie.jpg)
Ex-soldier who tried to smuggle Afghan girl from Calais migrant camp to UK is spared jail in France - World News - Mirror Online
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