Preacher Anjem Choudary charged with three terror offences
dailyrecord.co.ukAnjem Choudary has been charged with three terror offences, police have said.The 56-year-old was charged on Sunday with directing a terrorist organisation, being a member of a prescribed organisation and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation.
Khaled Hussein, 28, who lives in Canada, has been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation.The pair were arrested at Heathrow on July 17 after Hussein arrived on a flight.
They were held under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and remanded in custody. They will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court later on Monday.The Met Police said in a statement: "On Monday, 17 July, Met counter terrorism detectives investigating alleged membership of a proscribed organisation arrested a 56-year-old man in east London and a 28-year-old Canadian national at Heathrow Airport, after he arrived on a flight. "They were held under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and detectives were granted warrants of further detention allowing them to detain the men until Monday, 24 July." Don't miss the latest news from around Scotland and beyond - Sign up to our daily newsletter here
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