Anjem Choudary is in jail for life – but is that enough?

Radical preacher Anjem Choudary – the Bexley-born godfather of homegrown Islamist terrorism in modern Britain – has finally been imprisoned for life. Found guilty of directing the banned group al-Muhajiroun after an international investigation involving Scotland Yard, the MI5, the New York Police Department (NYPD) and Canadian police, Choudary was given a minimum term of 28 years at Woolwich Crown Court this week. The jail sentence means the 57-year-old will not be eligible for release until he is at least 85 years old. It’s unlikely he will ever leave prison alive.

This has been a long time coming for Choudary. Counter-terrorism sources have linked the radical Islamist preacher with dozens of jihadists, including Michael Adebolajo who was involved in the Islamist terror murder of Drummer Lee Rigby in Woolwich in 2013. Choudary’s imprisonment is something to celebrate.

For years, Choudary – who helped establish al-Muhajiroun alongside Syrian Islamist Omar Bakri Muhammad in 1996 – has played a cat-and-mouse effort with the authorities.