Michelle Dewberry despairs as terrorist involved in radicalising Manchester bomber set to be freed
Abdalraouf Abdallah was jailed for nine-and-a-half years in 2016 for helping people going to Syria to join the Islamic State group
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GB News presenter Michelle Dewberry despaired online as a friend of Manchester Arena bomber Salman Abedi is set to be released from prison within weeks.
Abdalraouf Abdallah, who was jailed for nine-and-a-half years in 2016 for helping people going to Syria to join the Islamic State group, is set to be released in November despite posing a "high risk" of future terrorism.
Speaking on X, Michelle Dewberry said: "Officials reckon this fella poses 'a high risk of serious harm to the public, to children & staff'.
"Yet he will soon be free.
"Meanwhile we have ‘000s of IPP prisoners behind bars for 'public protection' whose crimes are way less severe than terrorism."
Officials reckon this fella poses “a high risk of serious harm to the public, to children & staff'
— Michelle Dewberry (@MichelleDewbs) October 1, 2024
Yet he will soon be free
Meanwhile we have ‘000s of IPP prisoners behind bars for “public protection” whose crimes are way less severe than terrorism
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As Abdallah will be at the end of his full sentence, officials cannot dictate where he lives or restrict his behaviour.
But, officials believe he poses "a high risk of serious harm to the public, to children and staff."
The Parole Board panel, who considered his early release bid, added: "The potential event could happen at any time and the impact would be serious."
They also found he "continued to present a moderate level of engagement with extremism...and having some capability to commit further extremist or terrorist behaviour."
The public inquiry into the 2017 Manchester bombing, resulting in 22 deaths, found Abdallah played a "significant role in radicalising" suicide bomber Abedi.
However, "there was no evidence" of his involvement in the attack itself.