Tuesday 21 June 2022 09:16 PM Britain's top al-Qaeda chief could walk free, 47, after winning parole bid ... trends now
Britain's biggest al-Qaeda terror boss has won a parole bid - and could be walking free in months.
Rangzieb Ahmed - who planned carnage in the UK - has been told he will face a Parole Board next month.
If successful, the convicted terror chief, once said to be Osama bin Laden’s top European operative, will be free to roam the streets again.
Ahmed, 47, got a minimum of ten years in 2008 for heading a three man al-Qaeda cell planning mass attacks.
A spokesperson for the Parole Board said: 'We can confirm the parole review of Rangzieb Ahmed has been referred to the Parole Board by the Secretary of State for Justice and is following standard processes. A hearing is expected to take place in late July.
'Parole Board decisions are solely focused on what risk a prisoner could represent to the public if released and whether that risk is manageable in the community.
Rangzieb Ahmed - who planned carnage in the UK - has been told he will face a Parole Board next month. Pictured arriving at Heathrow Airport from Islamabad
'A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence, including details of the original crime, and any evidence of behaviour change, as well as explore the harm done and impact the crime has had on the victims.
'Members read and digest hundreds of pages of evidence and reports in the lead up to an oral hearing.
'Evidence from witnesses including probation officers, psychiatrists and psychologists, officials supervising the offender in prison as well as victim personal statements are then
