Almost 500 terrorists freed from prison in the past decade — with many living back where they were radicalised

ALMOST 500 terrorists have been released from prison in the past decade — and many live back on the same streets where they were radicalised.

A Sun on Sunday probe even found one freed jihadi, a pal of London Bridge terrorist Usman Khan, is living in the city where he wanted to plant bombs.

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Kazi Islam was freed after serving half of an eight-year term for plotting to kill soldiers[/caption]

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Freed Mohammed Shahjahan now lives in Stoke-on-Trent — a city he talked about bombing pubs[/caption]

Two other convicted terrorists were allowed to move in next door to one another.

More are set to be released within months.

Ian Acheson, commissioned by the Government to carry out an independent review of Islamic extremism, said: “Many offenders don’t get the help they need — or the supervision and support we need — to stop them being drawn back into terrorism.”

One in seven of the convicted terrorists released since 2010 had their sentences reduced or were freed via the Government’s early release system.

Mohammed Shahjahan, 34, jailed alongside double-murderer Khan, lives in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent — the city where he talked about wanting to leave bombs in pubs.

Anjem Choudary disciple Kazi Islam, 25 — jailed for plotting to kill soldiers — was freed after half of an eight-year term and went to live next door to his uncle, convicted terrorist Kazi Rahman, 43, in Manor Park, East London.

The terror think-tank, the Henry Jackson Society, says a new wave of convicted terrorists are due for release this year.

A spokesman said: “Terrorist prisoners are amongst the most dangerous in the prison system – that so many have been released, and walk among us, is alarming.”

The Ministry of Justice said: “We recently reviewed and extended the tough supervision of terrorists on licence, and our new counter-terror bill will keep them in jail for longer.”

Figures also indicate that while hundreds of terrorists are being allowed out the numbers being arrested and charged is falling.

Home Official stats, released before Christmas, also show Islamic extremism referrals to Prevent, the Government’s rehabilitation programme, are falling.

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Vile hate-preacher Anjem Choudary was jailed for inviting support for ISIS in a landmark freedom of speech case[/caption]

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