He has a toaster, microwave and nice gardens. But how was Hashem Abedi allowed to form a jihadi gang in a high-security prison?
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe Ministry of Justice has faced criticism after it emerged jailed Manchester Arena bomb plotter Hashem Abedi was able to lead a violent Islamist gang while behind bars at a high-security 'prison within a prison'.
Unlike most other prisoners, Abedi was housed in a specialist unit where some of the nation's most dangerous inmates enjoy privileges like a toaster, microwave and the ability to mix with others, the M.E.N.
has learned. Yesterday Abedi, a self-confessed Islamic State fanatic who helped his suicide bomber brother Salman Abedi murder 22 innocents, and two other jailed terrorists were convicted of attacking a prison officer at HMP Belmarsh in east London in May 2020.
The attack took place in Belmarsh’s High Security Unit (HSU) on May 11, 2020, just a few weeks after Hashem Abedi had been convicted over the May 2017 attack at the arena, which left 22 dead and a thousand others injured. READ MORE: Hashem Abedi says he 'will be leaving jail very soon' as he's caught smiling seconds before attack Prison officer Paul Edwards, 57, said he thought he would be killed when he was set upon by Abedi, 24, Parsons Green Tube bomber Ahmed Hassan, 22, and Muhammed Saeed, 23, who spoke about carrying out a knife attack in London.
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