Overview
- Walid Saadaoui, 38, and Amar Hussein, 52, were convicted last week of preparing terrorist acts linked to an Islamic State‑inspired plan targeting Greater Manchester’s Jewish community.
- Reports say they are on a standard regime at HMP Preston that allows phone calls, TV/DVD access, gym use and a £20 weekly canteen spend.
- Media criticism has focused on their placement in a medium‑security jail, while the Ministry of Justice declines to comment on specific prisoner locations and notes categorisation is based on risk assessment.
- The plot was foiled by an undercover operative who arranged a handover of deactivated weapons, and Saadaoui was arrested on May 8, 2024, when he tried to collect what he believed were rifles.
- Sentencing is set for February 13, 2026, for Saadaoui, Hussein and Saadaoui’s brother Bilel, who was convicted of failing to disclose information.