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3 Feb 2020

Government pledges emergency legislation to end automatic early release of terrorist prisoners

Communities Editor

The Government has announced emergency legislation to stop the automatic early release of terrorists – after a convicted terrorist stabbed two people yesterday afternoon in a busy south London street.

Sudesh Amman was under heavy police surveillance at the time – and had been released from prison just a few days earlier.

The Justice Secretary Robert Buckland said the current maximum penalties and sentencing framework would also be reviewed.