Anjem Choudary facing life in jail after being found guilty of directing terrorism During a lecture Choudary gave, he boasted he had been labelled 'the number one radicaliser in Britain,' adding: 'That is a badge of honour for me. It's a medallion on my chest. What do you want to call me? An extremist? Fanatic? All of these.'

(Sky News) Anjem Choudary, the notorious Islamist preacher, is facing life in jail after he was found guilty of directing a terrorist organisation following an unprecedented joint investigation by MI5, Scotland Yard, the New York Police Department, and Canadian police.

Choudary, 57, was released early from a five-year sentence for inviting support for ISIS in October 2018 but his licence conditions prevented him from using the internet until July 2021.

Within days of the conditions expiring, he began issuing press releases on WhatsApp and Telegram from his home in Ilford, east London.

He stood in the dock in a white t-shirt with his arms folded on Tuesday as he was found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of directing a terrorist organisation and encouraging support for a proscribed organisation.

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