Audio of radical preacher Anjem Choudary calling for Prince Harry to pay reparations for “British crimes in Afghanistan” has surfaced.
Choudary, who faces life in prison after he was found guilty of directing a group banned under UK terror laws, is heard referencing the duke’s memoir Spare.
In the book, Harry claims he killed 25 Taliban soldiers while serving with the British army in the Middle East country.
The 2023 publication has faced criticism from high-profile British veterans who feel Harry’s admission could jeopardise his own safety.
Anjem Choudary hit out at Harry in the leaked audio
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In the audio, exclusively shared with GB News, Choudary says: “I think shooting indiscriminately at people would probably face the death penalty under the Sharia and in court.
“In general, if the Taliban asked for compensation then the compensation would be the equivalent of I would say half a million.
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“So for 25 people, it would be around $12.5 million. I was thinking Afghanistan are needy for money at the moment. The country is in crisis.
“He is making a fortune from this book, it’s more popular than Harry Potter. He’s making it all on the back of saying he’s killed all these Afghans as well.
“I think it’s only right that the proceeds of this book are put to good use and are used to pay reparations for the British crimes in Afghanistan.”
The kill-count claim came about as the prince recounted his time as a gunner in an Apache attack helicopter while on his second tour in Afghanistan in 2012.
Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary, who has been found guilty at Woolwich Crown Court of directing the terrorist organisation Al-Muhajiroun and encouraging support for it through online meetingsPAThe duke said he was able to establish a kill count because he was able to watch gun-cam footage of every mission he flew on.
Harry wrote it was possible to establish “with exactness how many enemy combatants I had killed. And it seemed to me essential not to be afraid of that number. So my number is 25.
“It’s not a number that fills me with satisfaction, but nor does it embarrass me.”
It comes after Choudary was found guilty after a trial at Woolwich Crown Court.
He now faces life in prison after he was convicted on Tuesday of taking a “caretaker role” in Islamist group al-Muhajiroun.
