Overview

• Judge Teague’s inquiry released open and closed reports today, revealing that systemic errors in counter-terror policing preceded the 2016 murder of Imam Jalal Uddin.
• The inquiry found that no senior investigating officer was appointed by December 2015, a failure deemed a “serious blunder” that lost two chances to disrupt the attack.
• Police had captured Mohammed Kadir’s September 2015 extremist Facebook posts and intelligence on his access to jihadist literature but never reviewed or acted on them.
• Assistant Chief Constable Rob Potts of Counter Terrorism Policing North West has accepted the findings and initiated strengthened procedures for leadership appointments and intelligence reviews.
• The inquiry’s recommendations focus on timely senior officer deployment and comprehensive digital intelligence analysis to prevent future ideologically driven violence.