High-profile Islamist preacher charged with terror offences

56 year old Anjem Choudary was arrested in east London.

Anjem Choudary has been charged with three terror offences
Author: Aileen O'SullivanPublished 24th Jul 2023

Anjem Choudary has been charged with three terror offences, police have said.

The 56-year-old was charged on Sunday with directing a terrorist organisation, being a member of a prescribed organisation and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation.

Khaled Hussein, 28, who lives in Canada, has been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation.

A police spokesperson said: "On Monday, 17 July, Met counter terrorism detectives investigating alleged membership of a proscribed organisation arrested a 56-year-old man in east London and a 28-year-old Canadian national at Heathrow Airport, after he arrived on a flight."

They were held under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and remanded in custody.

They will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later on Monday.

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