Preacher Anjem Choudary charged with three terror offences including membership of banned group
Anjem Choudary, 56, has been charged with three terror offences, including directing a terrorist organisation.
The Islamist preacher, of east London, was charged on Sunday with three offences, the Metropolitan Police said.
The charges include membership of a proscribed organisation, contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000, addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation, contrary to sections 12(3) of the Terrorism Act 2000, and directing a terrorist organisation, contrary to section 56 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Another man, Khaled Hussein, 28, from Canada was charged today with membership of a proscribed organisation, contrary to section 11 of the Terrorism Act 2000.
Both men have been remanded in custody to appear at Westminster Magistratesā Court later on Monday.
Choudary was arrested last Monday by Met counter terrorism detectives investigating alleged membership of a proscribed organisation in east London.
Scotland Yard also arrested Hussein at Heathrow after he arrived on a flight from Canada.
Both men were held under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and detectives were granted warrants of further detention allowing them to detain them until today.
Choudary was released from prison in October 2018, two years after being convicted of inviting support for the so-called Islamic State terrorist group.
