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| Radical preacher Anjem Choudary given bail | |
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| Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been granted conditional bail as he awaits trial for allegedly encouraging support for the Islamic State group. | |
| The 48-year-old's co-defendant, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, was also bailed by a judge at the Old Bailey. | |
| Both men - who face trial next year - appeared by video link from Belmarsh prison in south London. | |
| During an earlier hearing they indicated they would be pleading not guilty. | |
| Mr Justice Saunders said he had not found the decision easy. | |
| "I am not persuaded in either case that there are substantial grounds for believing that either defendant will fail to surrender to custody," he said. | |
| "I have been much more concerned to whether there are substantial grounds for believing that they will commit further offences. | |
| "I am concerned about anything being disseminated publicly by either of them or on their behalf which would encourage others to go to live in Syria as part of their religious duty. | |
| He added: "I do consider that the conditions of bail proposed will substantially reduce the risk of dissemination of those views." | |
| He said both men should be carefully monitored and returned to court if bail conditions are breached. | |
| Mr Choudary and Mr Rahman have been charged with inviting support for so-called Islamic State between 29 June 2014 and 6 March 2015 by posting on social media. |