Scotland Yard is still desperately searching for a terror suspect who has escaped from prison. The case also highlights the tense situation in the British penal system.
Police have continued their extensive search in the case of a terror suspect who escaped from a London prison. London’s Richmond Park was also searched that night, as British media reported, citing Scotland Yard.
The 21-year-old escaped from Wandsworth Prison in southwest London on Wednesday morning by clinging to the underside of a truck. He has been searched for ever since. Security precautions at ports such as Dover and the Eurotunnel have been tightened. According to the BBC, the trunk of every car there was searched.
It is surprising how the former soldier, who is accused of planting dummy bombs on a military base, managed to escape unnoticed. The government announced in-depth investigations.
“Did anyone help him in prison?”
Scotland Yard chief Mark Rowley confirmed in an interview with radio station LBC that it was being examined whether the man had help from other people inside the prison when he broke out. “Did anyone help him in prison? Other prisoners? Guards? Did he get help from people outside the walls? Or was it just all his own doing?” Rowley said. He continues to hope for information from the public.
The case highlights the tense situation in the British penal system. Many of the prisons are hopelessly overcrowded. Added to this are staff shortages, high levels of sickness and high fluctuation. A large number of the buildings, some of which date back to the 19th century, are no longer considered contemporary. The writer Oscar Wilde, who was persecuted for his homosexuality, was imprisoned in Wandsworth Prison. Recently, the German ex-tennis star Boris Becker also spent some time in prison.
Source: Stern
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