Campaigners have claimed that extremist preacher Anjem Choudray [sic] is being wrongly treated as "a figure of fun" while his banned Islamist movement Al-Muhajiroun acts as ''a conveyor belt to terrorist groups''.
Hope not Hate has published a report alleging that the controversial figure has given justification to terrorist plotters with his outspoken views and that the banned group is ''the single biggest gateway to terrorism in recent British history''.
Mr Choudary said that al-Muhajiroun has been active since the 1990s meaning that a lot of people will have come into contact with the group, but denied any involvement in atrocities.
The Hope Not Hate report said: ''While painted by some in the media as a figure of fun, an extremist crackpot whose often outlandish media stunts are rightly ridiculed, Anjem Choudary has become a serious player on the international Islamist scene. Perhaps it is time to stop laughing at his ridiculous stunts.'' » | News agencies | Monday, November 24, 2013
