A terror chief behind a plan to blow up the London Stock Exchange is making a fresh bid for freedom.
Mohammed Shahjahan was given 17 years for the bomb plot and has been released once.
But he was recalled to prison after the Sunday Mirror revealed he breached parole terms by sneaking off from a hostel to visit his wife 20 times in five months. He is now up for parole again.
A source said: “His release will have to be very closely considered. They can’t get this one wrong.”
Shahjahan, 37, was ringleader of a cell based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs. His cronies included Usman Khan, who killed two at Fishmongers Hall, London Bridge, in 2019 before being shot dead by police. Shahjahan was jailed in 2012 for engaging in conduct in preparation for acts of terrorism.
Woolwich crown court heard he was a key extremist recruiter.
He was automatically released under controversial legislation which lets terrorists walk free halfway through their sentence.
But he was recalled in 2020 after his tag showed he repeatedly slipped surveillance to visit his wife at a university campus.
Shahjahan was entitled to visit but should have informed the authorities.
Police raided his digs and found a chilling diary with contacts for 30 people – including terrorist prisoners.
The Parole Board confirmed Shahjahan's application for release and said: “A panel will carefully examine a huge range of evidence.”
