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Monday, 11 March 2019

Surge in prosecutions of British jihadists 'may never happen' – DPP

Expectation that there could be hundreds of Syria returnees in court has not been realised

An expected surge in prosecutions of jihadist fighters returning home from Syria has failed to materialise and may never happen, according to the director of public prosecutions.

Max Hill QC, who was formerly the independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, said the expectation that there could be hundreds of cases going through UK courts after the collapse of the Islamic State “caliphate” had not been realised.

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from Islam | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2J3qhNL

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