Anjem Choudary released: Radical Islamist preacher jailed for inviting support for Isis leaves prison
Move sparks outrage after prisons minister admits extremist still 'genuinely dangerous'
Anjem Choudary has been released from prison a little over two years after being convicted of inviting support for Isis.
The notorious hate preacher, whose network of Islamist fanatics include Isis fighters and terror attackers, was released from Belmarsh prison in southeast London on Friday morning.
A car believed to be carrying Choudary, behind blacked-out windows, was seen leaving the jail escorted by unmarked police cars shortly after 4am.
He was seen entering a probation hostel in north London, where he is expected to be kept for several months under intense supervision.
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Choudary’s release, half way through his five-and-a-half-year sentence, has sparked outrage after the prisons minister himself admitted he was still “genuinely dangerous”.
Fiyaz Mughal, director of the Faith Matters counter-extremism group, said the punishment should have been fully served.
“Choudary’s early release sends out a message of weakness within our state,” he told The Independent.
“It is a slap in the face of many people, including many Muslims who have been, for two decades, saying that action needed to be taken against him for the poisoning of young minds.
“Choudary has been the inspiration for many young people, who have then decided to take up violent jihad and this man has been one of the nexus points of extremism in our country.
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I agree with Fiyaz Mughal, he should have served a full term in prison because it is not in the public interest to have this man freed early and all the costs involved are ridiculous.
I hear his round the clock protection will cost us bigtime annually.
Madness! I hope he breaks conditions and ends back in prison.