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Anjem Choudary faces UK terrorism charges over Islamic State | Anjem Choudary faces UK terrorism charges over Islamic State |
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Radical UK preacher Anjem Choudary is one of two men who has been charged with inviting support for Islamic State militants, Scotland Yard says. | Radical UK preacher Anjem Choudary is one of two men who has been charged with inviting support for Islamic State militants, Scotland Yard says. |
He is accused of "inviting support" for so-called Islamic State (IS) between 29 June 2014 and 6 March this year. | He is accused of "inviting support" for so-called Islamic State (IS) between 29 June 2014 and 6 March this year. |
He and another man, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, have each been charged with one offence under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000. | He and another man, Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, have each been charged with one offence under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000. |
They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court at 14:00 BST. | They are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court at 14:00 BST. |
Mr Choudary, 48, of Ilford in east London, and Mohammed Rahman, 32, of Whitechapel in east London, were arrested on 25 September last year on suspicion of being members of IS, which is a proscribed organisation. | Mr Choudary, 48, of Ilford in east London, and Mohammed Rahman, 32, of Whitechapel in east London, were arrested on 25 September last year on suspicion of being members of IS, which is a proscribed organisation. |
Proscription means membership of the militant group is a criminal offence, and that the organisation cannot lawfully operate in the UK. | |
Sue Hemming, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "It is alleged that Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman invited support for Isis [also known as IS] in individual lectures which were subsequently published online." | Sue Hemming, of the Crown Prosecution Service, said: "It is alleged that Anjem Choudary and Mohammed Rahman invited support for Isis [also known as IS] in individual lectures which were subsequently published online." |