British preacher Anjem Choudary, 57, has been convicted by a London jury of directing a terrorist group. The radical Muslim group he was found guilty of being a member of, al-Muhajiroun (ALM), was banned by the British government in 2010 for its involvement in terrorism-related activities.
Choudary was accused of drumming up support for ALM and promoting its extremist ideologies. Metropolitan Police Cmdr. Dominic Murphy highlighted the global impact of ALM's activities on public safety and security, attributing terrorist attacks and travel for terrorist purposes to Choudary's radicalizing influence.
