Anjem Choudary remanded in custody to appear at Central Criminal Court in 3 weeks.

Committal to Crown Court for trial. From Sky News

Choudary 48, of Hampton Road, Ilford, east London, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court and was remanded in custody. He denied the charge against him. Another man, Mohammed Rahmen, also denied the charge against him.

The case has been sent to the Central Criminal court on 28 August.

A statement from Crown Prosecution Service said the charges relate to the two men’s alleged activities between 29 June 2014 and 6 March this year.

Section 12 of the Terrorism Act 2000 says that a person commits an offence if they invite “support for a proscribed organisation, and the support is not, or is not restricted to, the provision of money or other property.”

It says that a person can face up to 10 years in jail if found guilty.