Thursday, January 18, 2018

Boxing champion turned Islamist preacher Anthony Small is charged with encouraging acts of terrorism

  • Anthony Small, 36, will appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court on January 24
  • Charged with encouraging acts of terrorism in connection with an online video
  • Small reached the height of his fighting career in 2009 but quit the ring in 2010 
Anthony Small, 36, has been charged with encouraging acts of terrorism, the Metropolitan Police said
Anthony Small, 36, has been charged with encouraging acts of terrorism, the Metropolitan Police said
British boxing champion turned Muslim convert Anthony Small has been charged with encouraging acts of terrorism.  
A Scotland Yard statement explained: 'A 36-year-old man from south-east London is to appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court on Wednesday January 24 charged with a terrorism offence.
'Anthony Small was charged with encouraging acts of terrorism under section 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006 in connection with a video posted on social media in September 2016.
'It follows an investigation by the Met's Counter Terrorism Command.' 
Small reached the height of his fighting career in 2009 when he became British and Commonwealth champion, but quit the ring in 2010 because it clashed with his religious beliefs.

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