Anjem Choudary’s Scotland Yard mugshot. The radical preacher faces up to ten years in jail following his conviction at the Old Bailey for inviting support for Islamic State Metropolitan PoliceAnjem Choudary, Britain’s most notorious radical preacher, is finally behind bars after being convicted of terrorism offences. Choudary, 49, faces up to a decade in prison after he was found guilty of inviting support for Islamic State in a series of lectures released on YouTube. The Old Bailey heard that the preacher signed an oath of allegiance to Isis and its leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, who has overseen countless atrocities, including beheadings and crucifixions, since establishing the so-called caliphate in June 2014. Security sources said that Choudary’s conviction marked a seismic moment in the fight against terrorism, given his role…

Source: The Times August 16, 2016 16:07 UTC