Radical cleric Anjem Choudray [sic] has claimed he would renounce his British citizenship and live under the rule of Isis, if the government would grant him safe passage.
In an interview with the [sic] Times the radical preacher claims that if he had his passport he would have already travelled to areas in Syria or Iraq presently controlled by the militant Islamic organisation Isis, also known as the Islamic State.
In response Keith Vaz, chairman of the Common home affairs select committee, said: “If he wants to go, he should be allowed to go. I think that would be a much better scenario than having him stay.
“Why should the Home Office or anyone else give him safe passage? He must take the consequences if he is propagating the views of Isis,” Mr Vaz said. “I think people would like to see the back of him.”
However, the London-born preacher, who trained as a lawyer, cannot leave the country because the Home Office has confiscated his passport.
“I believe the world belongs to God and that one day, hopefully, the UK will be part of an Islamic State. Why shouldn’t I be free to travel to the Khalifah [caliphate] and see what life is like under the Sharia?” Mr Choudary asked. » | Rose Troup Buchanan | Friday, November 07, 2014
