(BBC) Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary said the “Kevin Keegan effect” meant people still viewed him as a member of a group banned under UK terror laws, a court has heard.
Mr Choudary, 57, faces charges including that he “directed” the group Al Muhajiroun (ALM) — which he told the court was wound up in 2004 — as well as being a member for “many years” and encouraging support for it through online meetings.
Giving evidence, he said: “If you ask about Kevin Keegan, people say ‘he plays football for Liverpool.’ People look at me and think Al Muhajiroun.”
He is on trial alongside Khaled Hussein, 29, from Edmonton in Canada, who is accused of being a member of a banned organisation. Both men deny the charges.
