Authorities see him as a key voice radicalising young Muslims.
London
: A radical preacher in Britain faces a decade in prison for encouraging support for the Islamic State group.
Anjem Choudary, a 49-year-old firebrand who has been one of the best-known faces of radical Islam in Britain for years, was convicted in July and is due to be sentenced on Tuesday. Authorities see him as a key voice radicalising young Muslims.
He gained attention for headline-grabbing statements that provoked outrage but stayed within the bounds of the law, such as protesting outside the U.S. Embassy on the anniversary of Sept. 11.
But the London-born preacher ran into trouble in 2014 after his name appeared on an oath declaring the legitimacy of the -"proclaimed Islamic Caliphate State.-"
Choudary said the oath had been made without his knowledge.
