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| Isis supporter Anjem Choudary seeks appeal against terror conviction Isis supporter Anjem Choudary seeks appeal against terror conviction | |
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| The extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has applied for permission to appeal against his conviction for drumming up support for Islamic State. | The extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has applied for permission to appeal against his conviction for drumming up support for Islamic State. |
| Choudary, 49, was jailed for five and a half years this month after posting a series of talks on YouTube in which he urged Muslims to support the terrorist group and argued that a caliphate had been created in June 2014. | Choudary, 49, was jailed for five and a half years this month after posting a series of talks on YouTube in which he urged Muslims to support the terrorist group and argued that a caliphate had been created in June 2014. |
| He finally fell foul of the law after spending two decades as a thorn in the side of British authorities. A string of former supporters went on to be convicted of terrorism. | He finally fell foul of the law after spending two decades as a thorn in the side of British authorities. A string of former supporters went on to be convicted of terrorism. |
| The judicial office confirmed that Choudary had applied for permission to appeal. | The judicial office confirmed that Choudary had applied for permission to appeal. |