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| Radical preacher Anjem Choudary given bail | 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. | 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, 32, was also bailed by a judge at the Old Bailey. | The 48-year-old's co-defendant, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, 32, 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. | 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. | During an earlier hearing they indicated they would be pleading not guilty. |
| Mr Justice Saunders said he had not found the decision easy. | 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 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 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." | |
| 'Reduce risk' | 'Reduce risk' |
| He added: "I do consider that the conditions of bail proposed will substantially reduce the risk of dissemination of those views." | 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. | He said both men should be carefully monitored and returned to court if bail conditions are breached. |
| Mr Choudary, from Ilford in east London, and Mr Rahman, from Whitechapel in east London, have been charged with inviting support for so-called Islamic State between 29 June 2014 and 6 March 2015 by posting on social media. | Mr Choudary, from Ilford in east London, and Mr Rahman, from Whitechapel in east London, have been charged with inviting support for so-called Islamic State between 29 June 2014 and 6 March 2015 by posting on social media. |
| The men have already spent months on police bail following their arrest last September. They were remanded in custody after they were charged. | The men have already spent months on police bail following their arrest last September. They were remanded in custody after they were charged. |
| Mr Choudary and Mr Rahman are due back in court for a plea and case management hearing on 11 December, with a provisional trial date set for 11 January 2016. | Mr Choudary and Mr Rahman are due back in court for a plea and case management hearing on 11 December, with a provisional trial date set for 11 January 2016. |
| The trial is scheduled to be heard by a High Court judge and is expected to last three to four weeks. | The trial is scheduled to be heard by a High Court judge and is expected to last three to four weeks. |