Controversial British Islamist Anjem Choudary was sentenced to life in prison, with a minimum term of 28 years, on Tuesday for directing a terrorist organization.
Choudry was convicted alongside a Canadian codefendant last week in London’s Woolwich Crown Court of overseeing and recruiting for the banned jihadist group al-Muhajiroun.
The 57-year-old preacher and lawyer, who was previously incarcerated for supporting the Islamic State, denied the charges against him and maintained that al-Muhajiroun was no longer in existence.
Prosecutors alleged that Choudry took over the institution when its founder, Omar Bakri Muhammad, was imprisoned in Lebanon between 2014 and 2023.
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