BREAKING: The UK has released one of the country’s most Dangerous Islamist terrorists. 38-year-old Mohammed Shahjahan was locked up in 2012 for plotting attacks on high-profile Terrorist attacks against Boris Johnson, Big Ben and the London Stock Exchange. Despite a failed parole bid in 2023, Shahjahan has now been cleared for Release following another review. The Ministry of Justice confirmed the decision, saying: “This decision was made by the independent Parole Board. “A view opposing release was entered by the Lord Chancellor in September 2024. “After thorough consideration of the Parole Board’s decision, it was concluded there was no legal basis to ask for reconsideration.” Shahjahan, from Stoke-on-Trent, and his gang had long been considered a major extremist Threat. Shahjahan himself was branded the “Ameer” – or leader – of the Stoke cell and was viewed by security services as a key recruiter. The Stoke group were prolific in spreading their warped ideology. Investigators believed the group had the capability and determination to move from words to action. The Stoke cell had originally linked up with extremists in London and Cardiff as early as 2010, agreeing that terror attacks on British soil were justified because of the UK’s involvement in wars overseas. Their activities drew intense scrutiny, and in 2012 they were finally taken down in a major joint MI5 and police operation. At their Woolwich Crown Court trial, judges ruled the men posed such a significant risk that indeterminate jail terms were handed down. But those sentences were later overturned on appeal, meaning they would instead become eligible for release at the halfway point. In 2019, Shahjahan walked free halfway through his 16-year term under automatic release rules. But he was recalled a year later after breaching licence conditions when his electronic tag showed he had managed to avoid monitoring to visit his wife. His close associate Usman Khan was also freed early and went on to murder 2 young people during the Fishmongers’ Hall terrorist attack in November 2019 (the one in which the public fought back on London Bridge with a narwhal tusk). Khan was shot dead by the police after stabbing Cambridge graduates Jack Merritt and Saskia Jones. Hussain, another member of the Gang, was also let out early before being later arrested again in an unrelated case. The news of Shahjahan’s release has sparked fresh anger, with critics warning that he remains a danger. Conservative MP Nigel Mills previously said: “I sincerely hope he is not released. Usman Khan was and he went on to commit a horrific terrorist attack. This is clearly a man who is one of the most dangerous people in the country”

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