HATE preacher Anjem Choudary has racked up a taxpayer-funded legal aid bill of £367,000.

The huge sum emerged as faced questioning over a horrific attack on prison officers.

Headshot of Anjem Choudary.Evil Anjem Choudary has racked up a taxpayer-funded legal aid bill of £367,000

He has been linked to Manchester Arena terrorist who allegedly threw boiling oil at guards and used blades made from metal trays in the separation unit of , Co Durham.

Fellow inmate — branded Britain’s worst — was reported to have encouraged him.

In 2024, Choudary was jailed for life with a minimum of 28 years for directing a terror group.

Freedom of Information figures show he got £211,823.91 in legal aid for his trial.

Previously, £154,883.23 covered his defence at a trial in 2016.

Choudary has reportedly used the to ensure he and other were not deprived of entitlements, such as access to kitchens — which was where happened.

Security intelligence reports had previously identified his potential malign influence on the inmates.

Intelligence expert Prof Anthony Glees said: “Not a penny should have been released until the Legal Services Agency has tested each claim.

“The link between Abedi and Choudary shows separation units are doing the exact reverse.”;

The Ministry of Justice said: “Legal aid is paid to representatives to ensure a fair trial.”;