05 December 2019

Islamist extremists begin to remobilise as they finish prison sentences

An extremist network once led by the hate preacher Anjem Choudary has begun to remobilise as waves of former members leave prison or are released from monitoring measures.

A core group from Choudary’s banned al-Muhajiroun network has returned to Islamist activism after completing terrorism prevention schemes and other controls, according to a report by a commission that advises the Home Office.

The terrorist preacher, who was released from prison last October after serving half of a five-and-a-half-year sentence, was photographed in 2009 with Usman Khan, who murdered two people last week near London Bridge. [The Times (£)] Read more