(BBC) The elder brother of the Manchester Arena suicide bomber has left the UK ahead of an appearance at a public inquiry he had been ordered to attend.
Ismail Abedi, 28, has always refused to answer questions from the inquiry in case he incriminates himself.
Its chairman, Sir John Saunders, had rejected Ismail Abedi’s position and demanded he appear as a witness.
The BBC found him in Manchester, where he still lived, last year and asked him why he was refusing to participate.
Abedi left the UK some weeks ago on a flight to the Middle East, the BBC understands.
He asked for immunity from prosecution before he would agree to give evidence, but Sir John refused his request.
