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Scottish Sun
19 hours ago
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- Scottish Sun
Hate cleric Anjem Choudary FAILS in first bid to have terror conviction and 28-year jail term quashed
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HATEMONGER Anjem Choudary has failed in his first attempt to have his terror conviction and 28-year jail term quashed. But the extremist preacher, 58, is continuing his taxpayer-funded fight by battling on for a full court hearing. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 1 Anjem Choudary has failed in his first attempt to have his terror conviction and 28-year jail term quashed Credit: PA The Criminal Appeal Office said: 'The single judge refused both applications but they have been renewed to go before the full court.' He now has one last chance to have his appeal considered. But the decision not to end the process has shocked some experts. Prof Anthony Glees, from the University of Buckingham, said: 'Choudary clearly remains a highly dangerous terrorist and radicaliser who is now trying to make a monkey of English justice with his latest appeal. 'What the British public see here looks like an unending desire to pander to him, every time he raises a complaint. "This has got to stop. 'Our courts need to say to tell him 'we're done'. "Choudary has exploited Islamist separation units, most recently to mentor vile Abedi, they are clearly no longer fit for purpose.' The Sun revealed in April how the hate cleric used £367,000 in legal aid before his conviction for running a terror group from his London home.
The Irish Sun
19 hours ago
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- The Irish Sun
Hate cleric Anjem Choudary FAILS in first bid to have terror conviction and 28-year jail term quashed
HATEMONGER Anjem Choudary has failed in his first attempt to have his terror conviction and 28-year jail term quashed. But the extremist preacher, 58, is continuing his taxpayer-funded fight by battling on for a full court hearing. 1 Anjem Choudary has failed in his first attempt to have his terror conviction and 28-year jail term quashed Credit: PA The Criminal Appeal Office said: 'The single judge refused both applications but they have been renewed to go before the full court.' He now has one last chance to have his appeal considered. But the decision not to end the process has shocked some experts. Prof Anthony Glees, from the University of Buckingham, said: 'Choudary clearly remains a highly dangerous terrorist and radicaliser who is now trying to make a monkey of English justice with his latest appeal. Read More on UK News 'What the British public see here looks like an unending desire to pander to him, every time he raises a complaint. "This has got to stop. 'Our courts need to say to tell him 'we're done'. "Choudary has exploited Islamist separation units, most recently to mentor vile Abedi, they are clearly no longer fit for purpose.' Most read in The Sun The Sun revealed in April how the
The Sun
19 hours ago
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- The Sun
Hate cleric Anjem Choudary FAILS in first bid to have terror conviction and 28-year jail term quashed
HATEMONGER Anjem Choudary has failed in his first attempt to have his terror conviction and 28-year jail term quashed. But the extremist preacher, 58, is continuing his taxpayer-funded fight by battling on for a full court hearing. 1 The Criminal Appeal Office said: 'The single judge refused both applications but they have been renewed to go before the full court.' He now has one last chance to have his appeal considered. But the decision not to end the process has shocked some experts. Prof Anthony Glees, from the University of Buckingham, said: 'Choudary clearly remains a highly dangerous terrorist and radicaliser who is now trying to make a monkey of English justice with his latest appeal. 'What the British public see here looks like an unending desire to pander to him, every time he raises a complaint. "This has got to stop. 'Our courts need to say to tell him 'we're done'. "Choudary has exploited Islamist separation units, most recently to mentor vile Abedi, they are clearly no longer fit for purpose.' The Sun revealed in April how the hate cleric used £367,000 in legal aid before his conviction for running a terror group from his London home.
Daily Mail
11-05-2025
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- Daily Mail
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary who was jailed for running terror group has 28-year jail term reviewed by High Court judge
Hate preacher Anjem Choudary is having his 28-year jail sentence reviewed by a High Court judge, the Mail on Sunday can reveal. It comes after he launched a tax-payer funded appeal to have his prison term reduced. The fanatic was implicated last month when the brother of Manchester Arena bomber attacked three prison guards with boiling oil and makeshift knives in prison. Hashem Abedi, 27 – who is jailed for life for his role in the Arena atrocity - attacked the officers in the kitchen of a separation unit inside maximum security Frankland prison in County Durham. It is claimed that Choudary - who was also at the same unit - inspired Abedi to launch the horrific attack, with one of the officers airlifted to hospital with severe injuries. Choudary, 58, has now been moved out of Frankland. Last week, it emerged that a judge has begun reviewing Choudary's sentence, after the hate cleric launched an appeal in October, as was reported exclusively by the MoS. The review is likely to take up to six weeks. Choudary, the former leader of the banned group Al-Muhajiroun (ALM), was sentenced to 28 years after he was found guilty of leading a proscribed group in the US and Canada from his home in London. After the joint investigation by Scotland Yard, the FBI and Canada's Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Choudary was found guilty of running the Islamic Thinkers Society, an offshoot of his banned ALM group. Choudary's sentence was unusually long as he had come out of prison shortly before after being jailed for almost six years for inviting support to the Islamic State terror group. Last night, the Criminal Appeal Office confirmed that Choudary's claim will be with 'the single judge for four to six weeks' while they decide whether the hate cleric has 'grounds of appeal.' Freedom of Information requests have revealed that Choudary – who lived in council houses and claimed benefits all his life – cost the taxpayer £367,000 in legal fees for two previous trials. Last night, Anthony Glees, a terrorism expert at Buckingham University, said: 'Choudary clearly remains a highly dangerous terrorist and radicaliser who is now trying to make a mockery of English justice. 'What the British public see here looks like an unending desire to pander to him, every time he raises a complaint. This has got to stop. Our courts need to say to tell him 'we're done'. 'Choudary has exploited Islamist separation units, most recently to mentor vile Abedi, they are clearly no longer fit for purpose.'
Scottish Sun
26-04-2025
- Politics
- Scottish Sun
Fury as evil hate cleric Anjem Choudary racks up £367k legal aid bill paid for by YOU
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) HATE preacher Anjem Choudary has racked up a taxpayer-funded legal aid bill of £367,000. The huge sum emerged as the 58-year-old faced questioning over a horrific attack on prison officers. 1 Evil Anjem Choudary has racked up a taxpayer-funded legal aid bill of £367,000 Credit: PA He has been linked to Manchester Arena terrorist Hashem Abedi, 28, who allegedly threw boiling oil at guards and used blades made from metal trays in the separation unit of HMP Frankland, Co Durham. Fellow inmate Choudary — branded Britain's worst Islamist radicaliser — was reported to have encouraged him. In 2024, Choudary was jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years for directing a terror group. Freedom of Information figures show he got £211,823.91 in legal aid for his trial. Previously, £154,883.23 covered his defence at a trial in 2016. Choudary has reportedly used the European Court of Human Rights to ensure he and other Islamists were not deprived of entitlements, such as access to kitchens — which was where the Frankland attack happened. Security intelligence reports had previously identified his potential malign influence on the inmates. Intelligence expert Prof Anthony Glees said: 'Not a penny should have been released until the Legal Services Agency has tested each claim. 'The link between Abedi and Choudary shows separation units are doing the exact reverse.' The Ministry of Justice said: 'Legal aid is paid to representatives to ensure a fair trial.'
