| 1 | LONDON - Authorities in Britain are charging two people - including radical preacher Anjem Choudary - with inviting support for the Islamic State group through lectures that were published online. |
| 2 | The Crown Prosecution Service said Wednesday it was charging Choudary, 48, and Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, 32, for supporting Islamic State, which is a banned organization. |
| 3 | The offenses are alleged to have occurred from June 29, 2014 until March 6 of this year. |
| 4 | Sue Hemming, head of special crime and counter-terrorism at the CPS, says each man is charged with one offense under the Terrorism Act 2000. |
| 5 | They are set to appear later Wednesday at Westminster Magistrates Court. |
| 6 | Choudary is the former leader of a banned radical group called al-Muhajiroun. |