A man convicted of a terrorism offence has been released 17 days early under the scheme to reduce jail overcrowding, the government has confirmed.
Yassin Nassari left Wakefield Prison on 11 February 2008, after being jailed last summer for three and a half years.
He was arrested in May 2006 at Luton Airport carrying what police said were blueprints for a rocket in his luggage.
The Ministry of Justice said Nassari had met the release criteria because he was not guilty of serious violence.
Under the terms of the government's early release scheme, prisoners are eligible to leave prison 18 days earlier than normally expected, if they had been jailed for less than four years and not committed a serious violent offence.
Nassari, 28, from Ealing in west London, was convicted in July 2007 of having articles of use to terrorists.
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Yassin Nassari left Wakefield Prison on 11 February 2008, after being jailed last summer for three and a half years.
He was arrested in May 2006 at Luton Airport carrying what police said were blueprints for a rocket in his luggage.
The Ministry of Justice said Nassari had met the release criteria because he was not guilty of serious violence.
Under the terms of the government's early release scheme, prisoners are eligible to leave prison 18 days earlier than normally expected, if they had been jailed for less than four years and not committed a serious violent offence.
Nassari, 28, from Ealing in west London, was convicted in July 2007 of having articles of use to terrorists.
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I do not understand how a potential terroristic threat cannot be considered a serious offense. Although he did not commit any violent acts, he was still in the process of conspiracy.
Grade this.
