Telford sex abuse ringleader release hearing should be halted says Justice Secretary The Justice Secretary wants the imminent prison release of a ringleader of the Telford abuse scandal to be halted after a bungled parole hearing.
The Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood, in her role as Lord Chancellor, has asked the Parole Board to reconsider the decision to free Sultan, arguing it was “legally irrational”.
After careful consideration, the Lord Chancellor has asked the Parole Board to reconsider its decision to release Mohammed Ali Sultan from prison.”.
Officials failed to warn one of Mohammed Ali Sultan’s victims that the hearing, halfway through a third jail sentence for sexual offences, was taking place last month.
In a second “deeply unfortunate” blunder, the victim’s personal statement, which set out “very poignantly the emotional and psychological impact" of Sultan's vile crimes, was not given to the panel who decided to free him.
