UK radical preacher back in jail for breaking bail

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Press Trust of India London
Last Updated : Nov 28 2015 | 6:57 PM IST
A high-profile Pakistani-origin radical Islamist preacher who was charged with supporting the dreaded group Islamic State in the UK is back in custody after having his bail revoked.
London-based Anjem Choudary, 48, appeared yesterday at Westminster Magistrates Court, which heard he had allegedly met an individual he had been ordered not to under the conditions of his bail.
He was charged earlier this year with inviting support for proscribed organisation Islamic State (ISIS).
Choudary and his 32-year-old co-accused, Mohammed Rahman, will appear at the Old Bailey court on December 11, with a provisional trial date set for the New Year, the Guardian reported.
They are both charged with inviting support for the banned terror group ISIS between June 29, 2014 and 6 March 2015, by posting on social media.
Choudary was released from the top-security Belmarsh prison in September after being granted bail by Justice Saunders, who set out 10 strict conditions, including not using electronic devices, having a surety provided of 15,000 pounds and non-association with co-defendants or others arrested in September 2014 or linked arrests in December 2014.
In his ruling, Saunders said his main concern was to avoid "anything being disseminated publicly by either of them or on their behalf which would encourage others to go to live in Syria as part of their religious duty.
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First Published: Nov 28 2015 | 6:57 PM IST

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