Hate preacher Anjem Choudary blames Britain for radicalising David Amess killer Ali Harbi Ali

Hate preacher Anjem Choudary has blamed Britain’s foreign policy in Syria and Iraq for radicalising David Amess’ killer.

Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was handed a rare whole life tariff after being convicted of murder and preparing terrorist acts on Monday by jurors who spent just 18 minutes deliberating.

The Islamic State fanatic carried out his attack at the backbench Conservative MP’s constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, on October 15 last year.

Family and friends claimed Ali was watching extremist videos online, including those by notorious hate preacher Choudary.

After his arrest, searches of his mobile phone and laptop devices found images of terrorist attackers and ‘inspirational’ IS propaganda.

According to The Sun, Choudary wrote in a blog on a website hosted by the US firm GoDaddy: ‘Who radicalised him?

‘It is now evident from his clear testimony it was the British foreign policy in Syria and Iraq.’

He added that the British media would ‘paint Ali as a monster’.

MailOnline has contacted GoDaddy for comment.

Last month, Choudary protested outside the Saudi Arabian embassy near Green Park, London.

It was his first public protest since the 55-year-old’s public speaking ban was lifted last year.

Choudary, the former leader of the banned Islamist group Al-Muhajiroun, was jailed for five-and-half years in 2016 for inviting support for the Islamic State. He served less than half that term and was out in 2018.

The extremist is known for his shocking hate speech on topics from 9/11 to the Charlie Hebdo attacks and his wish for Buckingham Palace to be turned into a mosque.

Source: Daily Mail