Hate preacher Anjem Choudary faces trial charged with terror offences after he ‘encouraged support for militant group’
HATE preacher Anjem Choudary is facing trial for terror offences after he allegedly encouraged support for his banned militant group.
The 56-year-old was arrested at his home in Ilford, East London, last month.
Choudary appeared at the Old Bailey today via videolink charged with directing a terrorist organisation.
He is also accused of being a member of the proscribed organisation Al-Muhajiroun (ALM) and addressing meetings to encourage support for the banned group.
Choudary appeared in court alongside 28-year-old Khaled Hussein, who lives in Canada.
He was detained at Heathrow before being charged with membership of ALM.
No pleas were entered during the hearing but a provisional trial date was listed for May 20.
Both men were remanded into custody to next appear at Kingston Crown Court on January 5.
Al-Muhajiroun was banned by the British Government in 2005.
It has been linked to a number of terrorists, including Usman Khan who stabbed two people to death on London Bridge in 2019.
Lee Rigby’s killers Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale were also members of the group.