Radical preacher Anjem Choudary has been released from prison.

The 51-year-old is thought to have been taken from high-security Belmarsh prison in south-east London early on Friday morning.

Choudary, once a leading figure in the now-banned group al-Muhajiroun, was jailed in 2016 after being convicted of inviting support for the Islamic State terror group.

He was due for automatic release after reaching the halfway point of a five-and-a-half-year sentence and will be subject to a strict supervision regime for the rest of his sentence, including being monitored by agencies including the police and security services.

It is thought Choudary will initially be placed in a probation hostel and will have to comply with more than 20 license conditions.

There are a number of standard requirements, including maintaining good behaviour, receiving visits from and keeping in contact with his supervising probation officer, and not traveling outside the UK without prior permission.

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