Radical UK Islamist preacher Choudary convicted of terrorism offences

British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, whose followers have been linked to numerous plots around the world, has been convicted of terrorism offences after a trial in London, the capital’s Metropolitan Police said on Tuesday.

Prosecutors said the 57-year-old Choudary directed al-Muhajiroun, which was banned as a terrorist organisation more than a decade ago, and encouraged others to support the group. Choudary denied the charges.

He was found guilty of directing and being a member of a terrorist organisation, as well as addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation after a six-week trial at Woolwich Crown Court.

Commander Dominic Murphy, Head of the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command, said Choudary was facing “a significant sentence”. He is due to be sentenced on July 30.

He stood trial alongside Canadian citizen Khaled Hussein, 29, who was arrested on the same day as Choudary in 2023 when he arrived on a flight at Heathrow Airport. Hussein was found guilty of membership of a proscribed organisation.

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