Hate preacher’s supporters cleared from court as he is finally jailed

Supporters of Anjem Choudary chanted ‘Allahu Akbar’ at the Old Bailey as the hate preacher who inspired a generation of jihadis was jailed for five-and-a-half years. The 49-year-old trained solicitor and his disciple Mohammad Mizanur Rahman, 33, who was also jailed for five-and-a-half years, signed an oath of allegiance to the brutal terror group. The pair, who had a combined 60,000 Twitter followers, then spread their warped brand of Islam through through recorded lectures on YouTube. Choudary’s barrister, Mark Summers…