VILE hate preacher Anjem Choudary has been jailed for life after masterminding a banned terror group. The notorious cleric boasted he was the “number one radicaliser in Britain” after adopting a “caretaker role” in al-Muhajiroun (ALM).
ALM’s original leader, Omar Bakri Muhammad, had fled to Lebanon after the 7/7 London bombings in 2005. Choudary has now been jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years after being found guilty of membership of a proscribed organisation following a trial. He was also convicted of directing ALM, which he helped set up in 1996.
Mr Justice Mark Wall told Choudary he was “front and centre in running a terrorist organisation.” He also said that he “encouraged young men into radical activity.”
Woolwich Crown Court heard Choudary changed the name of the group numerous times to circumvent anti-terror laws when it was banned in 2010.
He directed the outlawed organisation for a significant period of time after 2014 and drummed up global support for it by addressing online meetings. This included him bragging that he viewed being branded an extremist as a “medallion” during lectures.