The 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.
