Fury as IS terrorist linked to the Manchester Arena bomber could be free by Christmas
A CAGED I.S. terrorist linked to the Manchester Arena bomber could be free by Christmas.
Abdullah Ahmed Jama Farah, 28, was a lynchpin helping fanatics join up with IS fighters in Syria.
One was an associate of Manchester terrorist Salman Abedi, who killed 22 and injured 250 in 2017.
Jama Farah was jailed for seven years in 2016, with an extra five months in 2021 for attacking a prison guard.
He was initially denied parole amid concerns about his behaviour.
But his latest bid for freedom is to go before the Parole Board in October.
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Campaigners tonight slammed the move.
David Spencer, at the Centre for Crime Prevention, said his release would be “an insult to the victims of the Manchester bombing and their families”.
He added: “There is no indication that Jama Farah is reformed and to release him back on the streets will put people in Britain and around the world at risk.”
Jama Farah, a Dane of Somali origin from Manchester, is a cousin of “terror twins” Zahra and Salma Halane, said to have inspired jihadi bride Shamima Begum.
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The Parole Board said: “This prisoner has been listed for a hearing in October. There won’t be a decision until after the hearing.”