This is lunacy, right?

[u/PsychologicalBend508]

An Islamic terrorist who belonged to Al-Qaeda and later Isis has been spotted shopping at King Charles’ local Co-op.

Mohammed Yaseen was free to walk the streets near Windsor Castle after he was allowed to stay in Britain on human rights grounds.

Yaseen was part of the Al Qaeda group that beheaded Briton Ken Bigley before joining a unit in Isis that carried out stonings, beheadings and mass executions.

He was released from prison last week after serving just six months of a two-year sentence for illegally entering the country on a small boat, following a near five-year prison term in Germany for his Isis membership.

The Foreign Office has raised concerns he could face ‘mistreatment’ if he were returned to Iraq because of his terrorist past, the Mail on Sunday reports.

Experts have said Yaseen could cost the taxpayer £85,000 as the Home Office pays for his stay in accomodation and his food allowance.

Chris Philp, Shadow Home Secretary, said: ‘We are paying through the nose to feed, clothe and house individuals who pose a clear threat. If Andy Burnham took this seriously, he would deport this man at once.’

A court in Germany heard in 2020 that Yaseen was involved in bomb attacks that killed US troops in Iraq.

He also served as a security guard for Isis, including during at least two mass executions where the victims included children.

Yaseen was intercepted last December by Border Force. He gave officials a false name before routine biometric checks revealed his true identity.

At his trial at Winchester Crown Court, prosecutor Steven Molloy said Yaseen had a ‘deeper and lengthy involvement in terrorism and Islamic extremist ideology’.

It is understood that Yaseen was cleared to walk around town with an ankle tag and observe a 6pm to 6am curfew.

However these restrictions did not stop him going to Windsor Great Park or to the castle.

Yaseen grew up in western Iraq and became a member of Islamic State of Iraq, a franchise of Al Qaeda, aged just 16.

[u/Odd_Bus618]

First off King Charles doesn't live in Windsor. Unlike the previous Queen he doesn't care for being in the Heathrow flight path or for the close proximity of the main high street.

Secondly there are 2 co-ops far closer to the castle than this one. 

The bail hostel is in Old Windsor and it's the Old Windsor co-op this scum bag was shopping in.  The local MP has lost his shit over it and Yaseen has been recalled to prison for non disclosed breach of license.

Hopefully this publicity will get the bail hostel closed. As a resident of Old Windsor there has been a long campaign to close it as from time to time they house some very unpleasant characters in there. And you often find tags that have been cut off discarded in the Toby Carvery car park next door. 

There is no excuse for him being released early though. Now he's been recalled he will serve another large chunk of his sentence at least. 

[u/Tfx77 → u/Odd_Bus618]

Where do you propose to put the bail hostel?

[u/Odd_Bus618 → u/Tfx77]

Totally valid question. Old Windsor is a village of 5,000 people. We have one bus that takes about an hour to get to a Slough or 45 mins to Heathrow which runs roughly every 45 mins. Windsor Town is about a 50 minute walk. There is nothing here to support rehabilitation. There is a Co op and some independent restaurants.

We have a first school and a middle school and 2 nurseries so quite a lot of young kids who play on the recreation ground that's 2 mins from the bail hostle.

So no employment options in the village. Unreliable public transport to the next proper transport hub in Slough. Leaving nothing for hostal residents to do other than hang around the park watching young kids or shopping at the Co op buying vodka. They do get occasional drug and alcohol tests but effectively they are kicked out at 10am and don't need to be back in until 7pm so enough time to get drunk or stoned and quite often to re offend. 

So yeah there are better options. Maybe an actual town which has more options for them to properly rehabilitate.