0h 2min, mar 18, 2026 y - Choudary Life Sentence Upheld

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Extremist preacher Anjem Choudary has lost his attempt to challenge his conviction and life sentence for running a group banned under UK terror laws.

The ruling means Choudary - considered by security chiefs to be one of the most dangerous men in Britain - cannot leave jail before he is 85 years old.

The 59-year-old leader of the proscribed group al-Muhajiroun (ALM) was found guilty in 2024 of directing terrorism and was jailed for life with a minimum term of 28 years. A jury found that he had attempted to resurrect his network following his release from an earlier prison sentence.

Al-Muhajiroun has been linked to more than two decades of acts of violence in the UK and abroad.

On Wednesday, three senior judges ruled that the trial had been fair and dismissed the bid for an appeal.

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