{UAH} Anjem Choudary: Radical preacher released from prison

Frank Mujabi,/ Mayimuna/ Afuwa/ Semuwemba/Ahmed katerega/ Edward Mo irundrua,/ Akim Jags Odong

 With the release of Anjem Choudary from jail on licence, surely the Evil Has Landed. Without any shadow of a doubt, Choudary is the most evil person walking on the streets of the UK today. This man is singlehandedly responsible for ALL THE SUICIDE BOMBINGS THAT HAVE TAKEN PLACE IN THE UK SINCE 1990. All known UK suicide bombers were his students, and acted under his instructions and orders. The most notorious murders such as soldier Lee Rigby, who was beheaded by Nigerian muslim converts Adebolayo and ADEBOWALE can all be traced to Choudary as  these two monsters were radicalised by Choudary and were his bodyguards. The London Bridge attacker Kusram Butt who murdered 8 people and injured several others, was also a student of Choudary.

I have personally met Choudary  in a bitter public debate in Woolwich  a few weeks after the murder of soldier Lee Rigby. The tensions were so high  within the African communities- between muslims and non-muslims- as there was great anger against muslims because many Africans felt threatened by  white racists- they were being subjected to a collective brush of blame after the Nigerian Muslim converts carried out the shocking beheading of soldier Lee Rigby. In the debate. i argued Islam is an alien ideology to black people, moreover one with a very bloody, evil and dark past such as slavery and slave trade, which it still has not discarded, nor apologised for as well as plans for the black man. I told the parents gathered there not to allow their children to get involved with Islam, but instead to encourage them to achieve their full potential through education- I argued it is  Education that is is the Salvation of the black child, not religion, and certainly not Islam.  African children should grasp Education  firmly in their hands, but they must throw away Islam. Choudary threatened me, calling me a "whiteman's slave"

Choudary is now back on the streets of the UK. There are very strict restrictions on him, so he will virtually be a prisoner living outside prison. He is not even allowed to talk to any child without permission. I still want to go and have a conversation with him, although I dont think I will pass through the stringent security around him. He had agreed to see me when he was still in the Belmarsh High Security jail in Woolwich, but I failed the stringent security tests that all visitors to terrorists must go through. Anjem Choudary is more dangerous than Osama Bin Laden, thats why I am still at a loss whether the rule of law should actually apply to terrorists. Is the law "an ass, an idiot", as the famous English dramatist George Chapman once claimed?

Bobby

Anjem Choudary: Radical preacher released from prison

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Image copyrightPAImage captionAnjem Choudary will serve the second half of his sentence outside of prison

Radical preacher Anjem Choudary, jailed for inviting support for the Islamic State group, has been released.

The cleric was sentenced in 2016 to five-and-a-half years in prison.

He led an extremist network linked to violent jihadists, including one of the killers of soldier Lee Rigby in 2013.

Choudary, 51, has served less than half of his sentence and will complete the rest under strict supervision. Up to 25 measures to control him have been prepared, the BBC understands.

His release from prison comes approximately four months early because of time spent bailed on an electronic tag before his conviction.

Who is Anjem Choudary?

Mr Choudary, from Ilford in east London, once headed up the al-Muhajiroun network - a leading extremist group which was banned under terrorism laws.

The father-of-five did not organise terror attacks, but is considered one of the UK's most prominent radicalisers.

He has been described as a "hardened dangerous terrorist" and someone who has had a "huge influence on Islamist extremism in this country" by former Met Police terror chief Richard Walton.

Read more: Who is Anjem Choudary and why was he in prison?

Why is he being released now?

When an offender is released at the midway point of their sentence, the rest is spent in the community "on licence".

This means he will not be free but must comply with a list of conditions. If he breaches them, he risks being recalled to prison.

How will he be monitored?

Police will be closely monitoring Choudary - through probation officers and a requirement that he report to officials - after his release on Friday morning from Belmarsh prison.

Image captionCars were seen leaving HMP Belmarsh in Woolwich, south-east London, early on Friday morning

Choudary was also pictured by the Telegraph newspaper as he arrived at a bail hostel in north London.

He will be placed in a probation hostel for six months, the BBC understands. The conditions he must obey include:

• A ban from preaching at or attending certain mosques
• He will only be allowed to associate with people who have been approved by the authorities
• He will be allowed one phone and is banned from using an internet-enabled device without permission
• Use of the internet will be supervised
• He cannot travel outside Greater London's M25
• He will not be able to leave the UK without permission.

Earlier this week, it was announced Choudary had his assets frozen and was listed on a global record of known terrorists overseen by the United Nations Security Council.

The asset-freezing order means he will be under extremely strict financial controls which typically mean the authorities will be alerted if he tries to open a bank account or move money.

Media captionThe former head of counter-terror at the Met police speaks to Newsnight ahead of Anjem Choudary's release

Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday that authorities including the police, prison and probation service have "significant experience in dealing with such offenders".

But her Conservative colleague and member of the Home Affairs Select Committee, John Woodcock, tweeted that his release was "wrong", "crazy" and "puts the public in danger".

Calling on Home Secretary Sajid Javid to take a tougher counter-terror approach, using Australian law as an example, Mr Woodcock added: "He needs to act fast to protect the public from terrorists being released back onto British streets."

Sir Mark Rowley, the former UK head of counter-terror policing, said it is important "not to overstate his [Choudary's] significance".

"At the end of the day he's a pathetic groomer of others, that's what he has done in the past," said Mr Rowley. "He's not some sort of evil genius we all need to be afraid of."

Analysis: What impact has Choudary's sentencing had?

By BBC home affairs correspondent, Dominic Casciani

When Choudary was charged in 2015 with inviting support for IS, it was a moment of great success for counter-terrorism chiefs - and they were already trying to build cases against other associates.

Some, including close confidantes, were jailed. At least four others, who cannot be named for legal reasons, were subject to a Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measure (TPim), a form of control that places two years of restrictions on the movements and activities of terrorism suspects who have not been charged with a crime.

Detectives also looked for evidence of standard crimes - such as fraud - as a means to further "disrupt" the network.

The insider view is that this work has been generally successful because it made the targets aware they could no longer act with impunity.

In theory, it created space for the security service MI5 and their police detective colleagues to focus on more urgent threats.

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