Radical Islamist Preacher Anjem Choudary Arrested in London

[FrodosPet]

https://news.vice.com/article/radical-islamist-preacher-anjem-choudary-arrested-in-london

The radical Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary, for years under the scrutiny of British security services, has been arrested in London along with eight other men on suspicion of belonging to a banned organisation and encouraging terrorism.

The controversial British preacher was picked up as part of an investigation into Islamist terrorism which saw police raid 18 properties in the capital and another in the northern town of Stoke-on-Trent. The men, aged 22 to 51, were being questioned at stations in central London, Metropolitan Police said.

In a statement the Met said the men were being held on suspicion of being members of a proscribed organisation, supporting a proscribed organisation contrary to Section 11 and 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and encouraging terrorism, contrary to Section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006.

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The British authorities have long been monitoring the activities of the outspoken cleric, who has openly praised the September 11 attacks and the July 7 2005 bombings in London and supports the creation of an Islamic caliphate and the implementation of sharia law in the United Kingdom. In January 2005, al-Muhajiroun urged followers at a clandestine gathering in central London to take up jihad against non-Muslims in the UK, a meeting which attracted the attention of Scotland Yard.

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[FrodosPet]

1. Looks like he is already been released on bail

https://twitter.com/anjemchoudary/status/515545602411999234

1:57 PM - 26 Sep 2014

Alhamdulillah I've been released from police custody. Just in time for Cameron to declare war on Islam & Muslims in Iraq & Syria subhanallah

[Scootaloo]

2. Chouderhead is the British Muslim Fred Phelps

he found a way to get on the news, and he's been sticking with it for over a decade.