The radical preacher Anjem Choudary, 47, has been jailed for five-and-a-half years for supporting the so-called Islamic State group. He was convicted along with his confidant Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, 33.
The two men were also sentenced to a notification order lasting 15 years, which requires them to tell police if details such as their address change. Passing sentence, the judge, Mr Justice Holroyde, said the pair had "crossed the line between the legitimate expression of your own views and a criminal act".
Kalsoom Bashir from counter-extremism organisation Inspire, said she was relieved the law had caught up with Choudary describing him as "the gateway to terror".
