Rob Davis, from the CPS London Homicide Unit, said:
“The Crown Prosecution Service has today authorised the Metropolitan Police to charge Leslie Cooper, 36, with the murder of Abdul Hadi Arwani. Mr Arwani was shot dead in the Greenhill area of London on 7th April 2015.
"This decision was taken in accordance with the Code for Crown Prosecutors.
"Mr Cooper will appear before Camberwell Green Magistrates' Court on 14 April 2015.
"Mr Cooper now stands charged with a criminal offence and has the right to a fair trial. It is extremely important that there should be no reporting, commentary or sharing of information online which could in any way prejudice these proceedings."
