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| Preacher Anjem Choudary charged with encouraging support for Islamic State | Preacher Anjem Choudary charged with encouraging support for Islamic State |
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| Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been charged with encouraging support for Islamic State, Scotland Yard has said. | Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been charged with encouraging support for Islamic State, Scotland Yard has said. |
| Choudary, 48, of Ilford, faces a charge of inviting support for a proscribed organisation, namely Isis. | Choudary, 48, of Ilford, faces a charge of inviting support for a proscribed organisation, namely Isis. |
| It is alleged he committed the offence between 29 June 2014 and 6 March 2015. | It is alleged he committed the offence between 29 June 2014 and 6 March 2015. |
| Another man, Mohammed Rahman, 31, faces the same charge. | Another man, Mohammed Rahman, 31, faces the same charge. |
| Choudary was to appear at Westminster magistrates court on Wednesday. | |
| It is alleged Choudary and Rahman publicised support for Islamic State (Isis) through lectures published online. | It is alleged Choudary and Rahman publicised support for Islamic State (Isis) through lectures published online. |
| Sue Hemming, head of special crime and counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said: “Following an investigation by the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command, we have today authorised charges against Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman. | Sue Hemming, head of special crime and counter-terrorism at the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), said: “Following an investigation by the Metropolitan police’s counter-terrorism command, we have today authorised charges against Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman. |
| “We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to prosecute Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman for inviting support for Isil, a proscribed terrorist organisation, between 29 June 2014 and 6 March this year. Each man is charged with one offence contrary to section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000. | “We have concluded that there is sufficient evidence and it is in the public interest to prosecute Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman for inviting support for Isil, a proscribed terrorist organisation, between 29 June 2014 and 6 March this year. Each man is charged with one offence contrary to section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000. |
| “It is alleged that Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman invited support for Isis in individual lectures which were subsequently published online.” | “It is alleged that Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman invited support for Isis in individual lectures which were subsequently published online.” |
| Choudary was one of the founder members of the Islamist group al-Muhajiroun which formed in 1996 under the charismatic leadership of Omar Bakri Mohammed. | Choudary was one of the founder members of the Islamist group al-Muhajiroun which formed in 1996 under the charismatic leadership of Omar Bakri Mohammed. |
| The group held rallies and events which attracted hundreds of young Muslims and Choudary, who at one point trained as a lawyer, was appointed Bakri’s deputy. Soon after, he proclaimed himself a sharia scholar. | The group held rallies and events which attracted hundreds of young Muslims and Choudary, who at one point trained as a lawyer, was appointed Bakri’s deputy. Soon after, he proclaimed himself a sharia scholar. |
| The Home Office banned the group in 2010. Choudary went on on to form several successor organisations such as al Ghurabaa and Islam4UK, which were also proscribed. | The Home Office banned the group in 2010. Choudary went on on to form several successor organisations such as al Ghurabaa and Islam4UK, which were also proscribed. |
| In the last year, he has been giving audio lectures on the internet through video chat site Paltalk, and quietly advertised through WhatsApp and on his Twitter feeds. | In the last year, he has been giving audio lectures on the internet through video chat site Paltalk, and quietly advertised through WhatsApp and on his Twitter feeds. |