• United Kingdom: London increases surveillance of 74 terrorists who have been released from prison
  • UK.Boris Johnson advocates the hard hand against terror

In the election campaign there is no time or opportunity that is worth being wasted . The two main parties of the United Kingdom have decided to launch accusations about the responsibility for the premature release of Usman Khan , the 28-year-old terrorist who took two people on Friday and wounded three others on the London Bridge. After knowing that he left prison when he had barely served half of his sentence, neither of the two formations doubts that it is his rival who must be blamed for the legislation that is still active.

At the moment, in addition, Johnson and Corbyn have decided to show two antagonistic positions regarding another of the issues that the attack has aroused. While the premier, and leader of the conservatives, advocates "lock up terrorists and throw away the key," his Labor counterpart is committed to working on the reintegration and rehabilitation of prisoners, although he has not hesitated to catalog premature release as a "complete disaster".

"What we have seen during the last 24 hours has enraged me. It is very clear that we cannot continue with the erroneous statements of the past . If you have been locked up for a serious crime of terrorism you should serve at least 14 years in prison, and even some should never be released. For all crimes of terrorism and extremism, the time dictated by the judge should be that between bars, serving until the last day and without exception, "Johnson said, before cataloging as" repulsive "That terrorists can be released before and blame the laws that" leftist governments "brought.

When asked if he could be judged for the cuts in prison and police services carried out by the governments of David Cameron and Theresa May in recent years, the Tory leader said he was different and referred to his program: "It is for that this new administration will put 2,940 million euros in strengthening our prison system . "

For his part, Corbyn, that although he continues to generate distrust among the electorate has managed to cut distances with Johnson according to the latest polls, said that terrorists who are prisoners "do not necessarily have" to serve their entire sentence , although it is something that "depends on the circumstances." Meanwhile, Yvette Cooper, a strong woman in the Labor Party and former Minister of the Interior in the shadow between 2011 and 2015, warned of the risks of not properly reviewing cases due to "a lack of resources to evaluate probation requests, control them and follow them in time . "

For his part, Priti Patel, the current Minister of the Interior, quickly responded acidly through Twitter: "This happens because of the legislation you passed in 2008 so that dangerous terrorists had to be released automatically when they turned half of his sentence. The conservatives changed it in 2012 but Khan was jailed before . "

During the afternoon, the two victims, both former students of the prestigious University of Cambridge , who had organized the event on the reintegration of prisoners in which Khan began the attack were officially identified. Jack Merritt, 25, was coordinating assistant for the act, while Saskia Jones, 23, was there as a volunteer.

"Jack lived by and for his principles. He believed in forgiveness and rehabilitation, never in revenge, and always sided with the less fortunate. We know he would not like this terrible and isolated incident to be used by the Government as a pretext to introduce even more draconian sentences or to keep people in prison longer than due, "the Merritt family has asked.

"Saskia was fun, good and a positive influence on the lives of others. She always saw the best of each person, wanted to live it all intensely and had a great thirst for knowledge , which allowed her to be the best version of herself. passion was to provide support to the victims, which led him to apply for admission to the police academy in order to specialize in that area, "explained the family of the deceased.

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