Daesh-supporting preacher Anjem Choudary released from British prison

The notorious British Daesh supporter Anjem Choudary, who was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison for encouraging support for the Takfiri terrorist group, has been released from prison.

Choudary, 51, has served half of his sentence and will complete the rest under strict supervision from the authorities. He was released on Friday morning. Police are preparing up to 25 measures to maintain close control of his activities.

Choudary, from east London, is expected to wear an electronic tag, face a night-time curfew and be barred from contacting anyone who has been charged with extremist-related offences unless he receives prior approval from authorities.

In addition, Choudary's name has been added to a UN sanctions list, which means the government can freeze his assets and bar him from travelling.

Choudary’s release, halfway through his five-and-a-half-year sentence, has sparked outrage after the prisons minister himself admitted he was still “genuinely dangerous.”

Once a leading figure in the now banned extremist group al-Muhajiroun, Choudary has been described by UK authorities as a prolific terrorist recruiter and is linked to hundreds of people who left to fight on the battlefields of Syria and Iraq for Takfiri groups.

When questioned on Choudary’s release in Brussels on Thursday, Theresa May said: “If and when any terrorist offender is released, well-rehearsed plans are put in place to keep the public safe.”

She continued: “The police, the prison, the probation service and other agencies have a range of powers available to them. They also have significant experience in dealing with such offenders.”

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