The alleged offences, which come under two counter- terrorism acts, carry a maximum penalty of seven years’ imprisonment.Ĭhoudary was arrested at an unknown location after fleeing his home two weeks ago in the middle of the night in the wake of threats from far-Right groups. Serached: This Yummy Yummy sweets shop in Whitechapel, east London, was visited by police today in connection with the arrests made by the counter-terror policeĪll the men were held on suspicion of being a member of, or backing a banned terrorist group and supporting terrorism. Sources said the lawyer turned preacher and his followers had become considerably ‘more brazen’ since the explosion of violence in Iraq. They included Choudary’s close friend, Trevor Brooks, who recently joined a wave of gloating by Islamists on social networks over the murders of hostages at the hands of the British terrorist known as Jihadi John.Įxperts expressed amazement that it had taken so long for police to take action against the outspoken firebrand preacher.īut the operation was launched only after careful consideration of Choudary’s recent public comments against the backdrop of a lifetime of incitement.
Many of those held across London yesterday have been vocal cheerleaders of the bloodshed in the Middle East.
The arrests came on the eve of the first British air strikes on Islamic extremists waging war in Iraq and Syria. The show of force targeted the leadership of radical organisation Al-Muhajiroun, which he founded almost 20 years ago, and was later banned.
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Radical preacher: Anjem Choudary was one of nine men arrested by officers in London this morningīritain's most notorious Islamist hate preacher was arrested yesterday in a huge police operation.Īnjem Choudary, 47, was one of nine men held in a series of co-ordinated dawn raids by counter-terrorist police.
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