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Deradicalization
Extremist fails in legal bid to dodge UK counter-terror course ‘Threat to national security’ who played chess on deradicalisation programme had claimed breach of human rights
(National-UAE) A senior Al Qaeda-linked leader who played chess during deradicalisation sessions has failed in his legal bid to stop attending a UK counterterrorism course. The extremist, referred to in court papers as QX, had taken his case to London’s High Court, […]
Legal
Former Syrian ISIS security chief on trial in the Netherlands Prosecutors allege Ayham S worked for the terror group between 2014 and 2018
(National-UAE) A Syrian man appeared before a Dutch court on Tuesday in a pretrial hearing after being accused of serving as an ISIS security chief in his home country between 2014 and 2018. Ayham S, 38, with a black beard, T-shirt and […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police officer was on ‘unacceptable’ two-hour break
(BBC) The most senior police officer on duty before the Manchester Arena attack had taken an “unacceptable” two-hour break before the bombing, the inquiry heard. PC Jessica Bullough admitted she then missed bomber Salman Abedi walking from the train station into the […]