The father of terror victim Jack Merritt does not wish his son's death to be 'used as a pretext for more draconian sentences'.
The Labour leader also claimed the probation service had failed to monitor Khan after his release.
"If you are convicted of a serious terrorist offence, there should be a mandatory minimum sentence of 14 years - and some should never be released. According to CambridgeshireLive, David Merritt said:"My son, Jack, who was killed in this attack, would not wish his death to be used as the pretext for more draconian sentences or for detaining people unnecessarily.Law student Jake Thorold, who knew Jack Merritt from the Learning Together prison rehabilitation programme, accused"shameless" politicians of"attempting to use his death to legitimate draconian sentencing changes".
Sentencing law changed in 2012, and if Khan was given the same sentence today, he would have had to serve at least two-thirds and be released only if the Parole Board agreed.The Parole Board said it had no involvement in his release and that Khan"appears to have been released automatically on licence" halfway through his sentence.
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