LONDON, Aug. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- A Islamic cleric facing possible treason charges in Britain has left the country for Lebanon, his colleague Anjern Choudary told the BBC on Monday.

    Sheik Omar Bakri Mohammed, former head of radical group Al-Muhajiroun, left Britain after it was revealed police and lawyers were considering some outspoken Islamist radicals would be investigated for treason if their public remarks are deemed to have incited terrorism.

    Speaking after the deadly July 7 bombings, Bakri reportedly said that the London bombs would make the west sit up and take notice and that he would support hostage-taking at British schools if carried out by terrorists with just cause. He also reportedly offered support for insurgents who attack troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Choudary told the BBC News Website that the cleric no longer believed Britain was a safe country for Muslims. "He flew out on Saturday and used a Lebanese passport that he recently got from the embassy," he said.

    "What he has done is made the "hirja" to another place because he has felt that he has been unable to practice his religion," Choudary said. "He believes that war has been declared against Muslims in the country. He has decided to go elsewhere."

    Three prominent Islamic clerics face possible prison sentences after Tony Blair last Friday's warning for extremists to stop preaching hate or face being thrown out of Britain, British media said.

    "The Attorney General and the DPP (the Director of Public Prosecutions) are now formally considering comments made over the last week by certain individuals," a spokesman for the Office of the Attorney General was quoted by a Sunday newspaper as saying.

    In addition to Bakri, those individuals facing possible charges,according to the reports, also included Abu Izzadeen, spokesman for group Al-Ghurabaa or the "Strangers" and Abu Uzair of spiritual group the Saviour Sect, one of the successor organizations to al-Muhajiroun.

    Uzair said in a BBC interview "The banner has been risen for jihad inside the UK". Izzadeen also proved anger when he reportedly said the suicide bombers behind the slaughter of 52 innocent people in London were "completely praiseworthy".

    British Prime Minister Tony Blair unveiled last week a series of plans to extend powers to "deport any foreign national inciting extremism" and refuse asylum seekers in UK if they are found to advocate extremism. Enditem