(ITV) A terrorist who plotted mass murder will remain behind bars after being denied parole.
Rochdale-born Rangzieb Ahmed was the first person to be convicted in the UK of directing terrorism.
The 47-year-old was jailed for life with a minimum of 10 years in 2008 for planning a terror attack.
In its written decision, the Parole Board said that while Ahmed had engaged with an accredited programme to address extremist offending, as well as with religious leaders, concerns had been raised about his “attitudes, beliefs, and behaviour” in custody.
The Parole Board panel considered evidence from Ahmed’s probation officers, prison officials, psychologists, a former police officer, a professor of Arabic, and Ahmed himself.
