Fury as Islamist hate preacher Anjem Choudary bills UK taxpayer for £100k legal defence, by Michael Knowles.

Choudary, who inspired terrorists to commit atrocities in the UK and abroad spent £97,616 of public money in his failed bid to stay out of jail.

But the true figure will be far higher as officials have yet to receive the Islamist’s lawyers’ final bill.

The firebrand cleric was hauled into court after being caught drumming up support for Islamic State. His followers have been linked to attacks including the murder of Lee Rigby in Greenwich, London, in 2013 and the 7/7 bombings where 56 people died.

Earlier this year a judge criticised convicted Choudary who had urged followers to “take Jihadi Seeker’s Allowance”. It was revealed that he had claimed up to £500,000 from the state in benefits over the years.

Anjem Choudary, 2011

Madness. This is a war and only one side knows it. The PC UK establishment treats this man like a British person entitled to … lots. What contempt the establishment show for the ordinary native British, encouraging wolves like this to prey on them — while they compete at virtue-signaling to their mates at dinner parties by showing how generous they can be with other people’s money, lives, and countries.

hat-tip Stephen Neil