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Post by baselswh on Jul 23, 2024 12:35:46 GMT
The Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of directing a terrorist group.
I hope they throw away the key.
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 23, 2024 13:35:47 GMT
'Hate preacher' Anjem Choudary found guilty of directing terrorist organisation Al-Muhajiroun..by Benedict Tetzlaff-Deas, News Reporter.i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article25243760.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Anjem-Choudary.jpgIslamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been found guilty of terror-related offences at Woolwich Crown Court after a huge international investigation. He was found to have directed the terrorist organisation Al-Muhajiroun (ALM) and encouraged support for it through online meetings. Choudary, who was convicted of supporting ISIS in 2016, was accused of taking a “caretaker role” in directing the ALM, as well as being a member of the banned organisation and encouraging support for it. The 57-year-old, of Ilford, gave lectures to the New York-based ITS, which prosecutors said was "the same" group as ALM. ITS was infiltrated by undercover law enforcement officers in the US, who were present at online lectures in 2022 and 2023, held over the Element messenger platform. ALM was proscribed as a terror organisation in the UK in 2010, though it was said in court that the group has continued to exist under various names. The conviction followed investigations by the Metropolitan Police, the New York Police Department (NYPD) in the US, and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Commander Dominic Murphy, the head of the Metropolitan Police's counter terrorism command, said: "There are individuals that have conducted terrorist attacks or travelled for terrorist purposes as a result of Anjem Choudary's radicalising impact upon them." During a press conference, Commander Murphy added: "ALM's tentacles have spread across the world and have had a massive impact on public safety and security." NYPD Deputy Commissioner Rebecca Weiner said it was a "historic case", describing Choudary as a "shameless, prolific radicalizer". Deputy Commissioner Weiner said: "It is usually the foot soldiers, the individuals who are brought into the network who go on to commit the attacks who are brought to justice. And it's rarely the leader, which is what makes this a particularly important moment." She said that ITS was "ALM's US base branch", adding that "names may have changed, years may have passed, but the threat really remained constant." A senior security official said the conviction was a "significant moment", adding that the evidence presented in court showed "Choudary's continued involvement in supporting terrorism and radicalising others". i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article33305685.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200e/0_Anjem-Choudary-case.jpg
ALM was proscribed as a terror organisation in the UK in 2010 but has continued to exist under various names During the trial, Choudary denied inviting support to ALM through lectures to ITS because the group "didn't exist". Also on trial is Khaled Hussein, 29, from Canada, whom prosecutors say was a "follower and dedicated supporter" of Choudary. He had pleaded not guilty to membership of ALM and previously denied charges of directing a terrorist organisation, being a member of a proscribed organisation and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation. Choudary was arrested in east London on July 17 of last year while Hussein was detained at Heathrow having arrived on a flight the same day. Choudary was arrested in east London on July 17 of last year while Hussein, from Edmonton in Canada, was detained at Heathrow Airport having arrived on a flight the same day. Choudary was convicted of directing a terrorist organisation and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation. They will be sentenced on July 30 at the same court. The preacher was previously jailed for five years and six months after a trial at the Old Bailey and was released in 2018. Previous licence conditions, which included a ban on public speaking and talking to the media, expired in 2021. The dad-of-five once studied commercial law at Southampton University, and former friends have told of his carefree student lifestyle in the 1990s before he later became involved in radical Islamist ideology. An ex-pal said when images of him partying emerged in 2010: “He would often smoke cannabis spliffs, and was proud of his ability to down a pint of cider in a couple of seconds.”
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Post by trymer on Jul 23, 2024 18:56:11 GMT
He must be really stupid,he did 5 years and part of his release conditions were that he didnt start his old tricks up again, did he really think that they wouldnt monitor him ?
Once they start watching you at that level with the equipment they have they are going to find out everything that you do or say, he never came across as that thick maybe he is just arrogant and thought he could outsmart them.
They will need to keep him isolated in prison theres enough vulnerable people being radicalised without him stirring the pot.
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Post by baselswh on Jul 23, 2024 19:09:17 GMT
He must be really stupid,he did 5 years and part of his release conditions were that he didnt start his old tricks up again, did he really think that they wouldnt monitor him ? Once they start watching you at that level with the equipment they have they are going to find out everything that you do or say, he never came across as that thick maybe he is just arrogant and thought he could outsmart them. They will need to keep him isolated in prison theres enough vulnerable people being radicalised without him stirring the pot. He might get ten years plus this time Trymer.There might be pressure from other Governments too.Maybe 20 years plus! 🤞 |
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Post by trymer on Jul 23, 2024 19:13:38 GMT
He must be really stupid,he did 5 years and part of his release conditions were that he didnt start his old tricks up again, did he really think that they wouldnt monitor him ? Once they start watching you at that level with the equipment they have they are going to find out everything that you do or say, he never came across as that thick maybe he is just arrogant and thought he could outsmart them. They will need to keep him isolated in prison theres enough vulnerable people being radicalised without him stirring the pot. He might get ten years plus this time Trymer.There might be pressure from other Governments too.Maybe 20 years plus! 🤞 He must have known that he would get longer if he was at it again...maybe he is thick. |
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Post by baselswh on Jul 23, 2024 19:22:51 GMT
He might get ten years plus this time Trymer.There might be pressure from other Governments too.Maybe 20 years plus! 🤞 He must have known that he would get longer if he was at it again...maybe he is thick. Former trained Lawyer I think Trymer.He had got away with his nonsense for years,I suppose he thought he could keep one step ahead,as it were. For the 'high jump' now and not before time. |
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Post by trymer on Jul 23, 2024 19:25:29 GMT
He must have known that he would get longer if he was at it again...maybe he is thick. Former trained Lawyer I think Trymer.He had got away with his nonsense for years,I suppose he thought he could keep one step ahead,as it were. For the 'high jump' now and not before time. If I had already done a few years I like to think that I wouldnt get caught for the same thing again,especially when I knew that I must be being monitored,maybe he is blinded by hate. |
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Post by baselswh on Jul 23, 2024 19:28:11 GMT
Former trained Lawyer I think Trymer.He had got away with his nonsense for years,I suppose he thought he could keep one step ahead,as it were. For the 'high jump' now and not before time. If I had already done a few years I like to think that I wouldnt get caught for the same thing again,especially when I knew that I must be being monitored,maybe he is blinded by hate. Blokes a fanatic,can't help himself.Needs locking up until his last breath. |
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Post by bluetornados on Jul 30, 2024 12:38:23 GMT
Anjem Choudary jailed for life..by Dominici Casciani, Home and Legal Correspondent.i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article33341075.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Anjem-Choudary-court-case.jpgAnjem Choudary, the leader of the banned terror group al-Muhajiroun, has been jailed for life and may never leave prison alive. He was found guilty of directing the group and encouraging support for it through online meetings The sentence means that Choudary cannot seek to leave jail on licence until he is more than 85 years old. Choudary appeared shocked and rocked on his feet in the dock as he was given a minimum term of 28 years at Woolwich Crown Court. The extremist preacher was convicted last week of directing a terror organisation after a complex operation involving detectives and investigators in the US, Canada and the UK. Mr Justice Wall said Choudary’s group was a radical organisation that intended to spread sharia law, by violent means, to as much of the world as possible. Choudary, one of the most notorious radicalisers in the UK, was caught after an international undercover investigation proved that the long-banned al-Muhajiroun network that he headed was still operating in 2021 - and trying to recruit new followers under a false name in North America. Al-Muhajiroun, which emerged in the late 1990s, has been linked to dozens of acts of terrorism with followers committing acts of violence both at home and abroad. Choudary has been at the heart of the organisation since its earliest days and became leader in 2014 after its founder was jailed in Lebanon. The 57-year-old’s imprisonment relates to his attempts to redevelop the network in 2021, after his release from a five-and-a-half year prison sentence for inviting his followers to support the Islamic State fighters in Syria. Once freed of that sentence, Choudary began holding online lectures with followers in North America. But he did not realise that his online talks promoting jihadist ideology had been infiltrated by undercover officers from Canadian and US security services. Mr Justice Wall said that in approximately 30 lectures Choudary had encouraged members of the “Islamic Thinkers Society” - a codename for the al-Muhajiroun network - into confrontational street preaching and acts of violence. “You thinly disguised these exhortations as lessons in Islamic theology,” said the judge, adding that Choudary knew members of the organisation would carry out acts of violence, whether or not he was personally involved.
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Post by trymer on Jul 30, 2024 12:42:53 GMT
Anjem Choudary jailed for life..by Dominici Casciani, Home and Legal Correspondent.i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article33341075.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Anjem-Choudary-court-case.jpgAnjem Choudary, the leader of the banned terror group al-Muhajiroun, has been jailed for life and may never leave prison alive. He was found guilty of directing the group and encouraging support for it through online meetings The sentence means that Choudary cannot seek to leave jail on licence until he is more than 85 years old. Choudary appeared shocked and rocked on his feet in the dock as he was given a minimum term of 28 years at Woolwich Crown Court. The extremist preacher was convicted last week of directing a terror organisation after a complex operation involving detectives and investigators in the US, Canada and the UK. Mr Justice Wall said Choudary’s group was a radical organisation that intended to spread sharia law, by violent means, to as much of the world as possible. Choudary, one of the most notorious radicalisers in the UK, was caught after an international undercover investigation proved that the long-banned al-Muhajiroun network that he headed was still operating in 2021 - and trying to recruit new followers under a false name in North America. Al-Muhajiroun, which emerged in the late 1990s, has been linked to dozens of acts of terrorism with followers committing acts of violence both at home and abroad. Choudary has been at the heart of the organisation since its earliest days and became leader in 2014 after its founder was jailed in Lebanon. The 57-year-old’s imprisonment relates to his attempts to redevelop the network in 2021, after his release from a five-and-a-half year prison sentence for inviting his followers to support the Islamic State fighters in Syria. Once freed of that sentence, Choudary began holding online lectures with followers in North America. But he did not realise that his online talks promoting jihadist ideology had been infiltrated by undercover officers from Canadian and US security services. Mr Justice Wall said that in approximately 30 lectures Choudary had encouraged members of the “Islamic Thinkers Society” - a codename for the al-Muhajiroun network - into confrontational street preaching and acts of violence. “You thinly disguised these exhortations as lessons in Islamic theology,” said the judge, adding that Choudary knew members of the organisation would carry out acts of violence, whether or not he was personally involved. One of his disciples will no doubt go on a rampage in revenge for Choudary's sentence. |
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Post by icegas on Jul 30, 2024 12:45:04 GMT
Anjem Choudary jailed for life..by Dominici Casciani, Home and Legal Correspondent.i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article33341075.ece/ALTERNATES/s1200d/0_Anjem-Choudary-court-case.jpgAnjem Choudary, the leader of the banned terror group al-Muhajiroun, has been jailed for life and may never leave prison alive. He was found guilty of directing the group and encouraging support for it through online meetings The sentence means that Choudary cannot seek to leave jail on licence until he is more than 85 years old. Choudary appeared shocked and rocked on his feet in the dock as he was given a minimum term of 28 years at Woolwich Crown Court. The extremist preacher was convicted last week of directing a terror organisation after a complex operation involving detectives and investigators in the US, Canada and the UK. Mr Justice Wall said Choudary’s group was a radical organisation that intended to spread sharia law, by violent means, to as much of the world as possible. Choudary, one of the most notorious radicalisers in the UK, was caught after an international undercover investigation proved that the long-banned al-Muhajiroun network that he headed was still operating in 2021 - and trying to recruit new followers under a false name in North America. Al-Muhajiroun, which emerged in the late 1990s, has been linked to dozens of acts of terrorism with followers committing acts of violence both at home and abroad. Choudary has been at the heart of the organisation since its earliest days and became leader in 2014 after its founder was jailed in Lebanon. The 57-year-old’s imprisonment relates to his attempts to redevelop the network in 2021, after his release from a five-and-a-half year prison sentence for inviting his followers to support the Islamic State fighters in Syria. Once freed of that sentence, Choudary began holding online lectures with followers in North America. But he did not realise that his online talks promoting jihadist ideology had been infiltrated by undercover officers from Canadian and US security services. Mr Justice Wall said that in approximately 30 lectures Choudary had encouraged members of the “Islamic Thinkers Society” - a codename for the al-Muhajiroun network - into confrontational street preaching and acts of violence. “You thinly disguised these exhortations as lessons in Islamic theology,” said the judge, adding that Choudary knew members of the organisation would carry out acts of violence, whether or not he was personally involved. To be honest I never thought that I would see the day. Good riddance. |
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