(GB News) The killer of MP Sir David Amess was described as a “great person” before his case was dropped by counterterrorism officers.
Amess was murdered by Ali Harbi Ali, who stabbed him more than 20 times during a constituency surgery in Leigh-on-Sea in Essex at the end of 2021.
Just six years earlier, Ali had been referred to Prevent, a government-led, multi-agency programme which aims to stop individuals becoming terrorists.
Seven sessions had been planned for Ali after he had been assessed as “needing further intervention” relating to views he had expressed saying music and interest on university student loans were a breach of Islamic law.
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