LONDON, July 24 (Reuters) - British radical Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary has been charged with three terrorism offences after being arrested in London last week, police said on Monday.
Choudary, 56, has been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation, directing a terrorist organisation and addressing meetings to encourage support for a proscribed organisation, police said.
Once Britain's most high profile Islamist preacher, Choudary was imprisoned in Britain in 2016 for encouraging support for Islamic State before being released in 2018 after serving half of his five-and-a-half year sentence.
A 28-year-old Canadian man, Khaled Hussein, has also been charged with membership of a proscribed organisation after being arrested on the same day as Choudary when he arrived on a flight at Heathrow Airport, police said.
Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; Editing by Kate Holton and Angus MacSwanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
Persons:
Anjem Choudary, Choudary, Khaled Hussein, Kylie MacLellan, Kate Holton, Angus MacSwan
Organizations:
Islamic State, Heathrow Airport, Thomson
Locations:
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