Ranting cleric Anjem Choudary has ridiculed the Home Secretary’s plans to ban preachers spew-ing hate.
The notorious figure even told Mrs May she should “get out of this country” after she announced curbs on those who promote terror.
The Government unveiled proposals yesterday to counter British Muslim extremists in the wake of the brutal beheading of US Journalist James Foley by an executioner believed to be British.
But last night Choudary hit back on social media site, Twitter. He said: “If Theresa May doesn’t like what I say, maybe she should get out of this country as my actions are within the realm of freedom and democracy!!”
The London based religious leader posted the comments just hours before his latest lecture on the establishment of the Islamic State (ISIS)
Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the anti-extremist Ramadhan Foundation, said: “He is a vile individual who has glorified terrorism and the
killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby and others.
“Everything he says and does is an affront to our community. He’s very clever in keeping on the right side of the law when he preaches hate.
“The government must do more to bring these sort of people to justice.”
Choudary who cannot be booted out because he is British-born spoke amid proposals to bring in new legal powers such as banning orders for extremist groups.
Mrs May unveiled the plans as security services are closing in on three British jihadis known as “The Beatles” and thought to be behind Mr Foley’s slaughter.
Former DJ Abdel Majeed Abdel Bary, 23, from London is thought to be ISIS executioner, known as “John.”
His associates, Abdullah al-Britani and Abu Hussein al-Britani, are also believed to be in the Syrian city of Raqqa, the Islamic state capital where Mr Foley was held hostage. They are fighting alongside hundreds of British extremists and fighters from Europe.
The troops include a Belgian boy aged just 13 who is believed to be the terror army’s youngest recruit and Scottish former medic, known on Twitter as Umm Layth, who is believed to be from Glasgow and went to Syria to become a jihadi bride. In a series of vile Twitter posts she has urged Muslims to join the fight in Syria and back in Britain.
“These people are being brainwashed,” said Mr Shafiq. “They think they are going to Syria to fight for a just cause. It is not. It is a barbaric regime and we need to eradicate it, not bring it back here.”
There were fears ISIS fighters were committing a possible “massacre” in Iraq in Amerli. The town was last night besieged by militants.
The UN’s Special Envoy to the country said immediate action was needed to protect the town’s population, which has been overwhelmed by ISIS.
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