Two of the country’s most dangerous jailed terrorists could soon be back on the streets.
Rangzieb Ahmed, Osama Bin Laden’s former right-hand man, and Mohammed Zahir Khan, an Islamic State fanatic who has called for the death of Shia Muslims will both bid for their freedom next month.
The pair will appear in two separate parole boarding hearings held within the space of 24 hours.
WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO AHMED?
Ahmed’s case will be heard on September 25 while Khan’s will take place the next following day.
Last night a leading terrorism expert urged officials not to free either of them.
THERE ARE FEARS
Chris Phillips, the former head of the National Counter Terrorism Security Office said: ‘It’s madness to be considering this. Public safety will be at risk if either of these men are released. You have to question whether it will ever be safe for either of them to walk the streets again.’
The news comes as the Government prepares to release many criminals early in a bid to ease prison overcrowding.
The plans have sparked growing concerns for public safety.
And the fact that two of the country’s most dangerous terrorists could soon be back on the street will only further heighten fears.
Ahmed, 47, was once said to be the UK’s top al-Qaeda commander and Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man in Europe. He was the first ever person to be charged with directing terrorism in the UK.
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The Rochdale-born terrorist was responsible for setting up a terrorist cell in Manchester and was in contact with one of the failed London Underground suicide bombers of 21 July 2005.
He moved to the Kashmir area of Pakistan as a young child and was arrested by the Indian authorities at the age of 18 for allegedly fighting as a member of the Islamist terror group Harkat-ul-Mujahideen.
