LONDON, 30 Jul (AP) \u2014 Radical British preacher Anjem Choudary was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison for directing a terrorist group, days after he was convicted in Woolwich Crown Court of being a member of a banned organization \u2014 the radical Muslim group al-Muhajiroun, or ALM \u2014 and for drumming up support for the group.<\/p>\n
Justice Mark Wall said Choudary, 57, was \u201cfront and center in running a terrorist organization\u201d that \u201cencouraged young men into radical activity.\u201d<\/p>\n
ALM was outlawed by the British government in 2010 as a group involved in committing, preparing for or promoting terrorism.<\/p>\n
Prosecutor Tom Little described Choudary as having a \u201cwarped and twisted mindset\u201d and said he stepped in to lead ALM after Omar Bakri Muhammad, the group\u2019s founder, was imprisoned in Lebanon between 2014 and March 2023.<\/p>\n
Choudary, who was previously convicted of supporting the Islamic State group, denied at trial that he promoted ALM through his lectures, saying ALM no longer existed.<\/p>\n
Under the terms of the sentence, Choudary must serve at least 28 years behind bars.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors said the group has operated under many names, including the New York-based Islamic Thinkers Society, which Choudary has spoken to.<\/p>\n
The Islamic Thinkers Society was ALM\u2019s U.S. branch, said New York Police Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Weiner, who called the case historic.<\/p>\n
Choudary was convicted with one of his followers, Khaled Hussein, who prosecutors said was a dedicated supporter of the group.<\/p>\n
Hussein, 29, of Edmonton, Canada, was convicted of membership of a proscribed organization.<\/p>\n
The two were arrested a year ago after Hussein landed at Heathrow Airport.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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