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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 preacher Anjem Choudary has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with inviting support for the so-called Islamic State. | Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has appeared at Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with inviting support for the so-called Islamic State. |
| He and another man Mohammed Rahman, indicated they would plead not guilty. | He and another man Mohammed Rahman, indicated they would plead not guilty. |
| Anjem Choudary was remanded in custody until 28 August. | Anjem Choudary was remanded in custody until 28 August. |
| Both men have each been charged with one offence under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000, alleged to have taken place between 29 June 2014 and 6 March this year. | Both men have each been charged with one offence under section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000, alleged to have taken place between 29 June 2014 and 6 March this year. |
| The BBC's Simon Jones, reporting from outside the court, said that when asked by the judge to give an indication of how he would be pleading Choudary said: "Cameron and the police are guilty." | The BBC's Simon Jones, reporting from outside the court, said that when asked by the judge to give an indication of how he would be pleading Choudary said: "Cameron and the police are guilty." |
| The judge replied to say he took that to mean he would be pleading not guilty. | The judge replied to say he took that to mean he would be pleading not guilty. |
| Mr Choudary 48, was described in court as a "high-profile figure" in the media and on social media. | Mr Choudary 48, was described in court as a "high-profile figure" in the media and on social media. |
| The court also heard that the charge is related to him sending messages to his followers on social media. | |
| 'Lectures' | 'Lectures' |
| Mr Choudary, 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, 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. | 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." |
| Mr Choudary is the former UK head of Islamist group al-Muhajiroun - also known as Islam4UK - which was banned in 2010. | Mr Choudary is the former UK head of Islamist group al-Muhajiroun - also known as Islam4UK - which was banned in 2010. |
| The former lawyer planned an Islam4UK march through Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, to honour Muslims killed in the Afghanistan conflict, but those plans were later scrapped. | The former lawyer planned an Islam4UK march through Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, to honour Muslims killed in the Afghanistan conflict, but those plans were later scrapped. |
| The town is where repatriated bodies of dead UK soldiers were driven through the streets from nearby RAF Lyneham. | The town is where repatriated bodies of dead UK soldiers were driven through the streets from nearby RAF Lyneham. |
| Ofcom launched an investigation into interviews broadcast on BBC, ITV and Channel 4 with Mr Choudary in the days following the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. | Ofcom launched an investigation into interviews broadcast on BBC, ITV and Channel 4 with Mr Choudary in the days following the murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby. |