Father of teenage jihadist arrested in Turkey works in Ministry of Defence post office and has access to personal details of all British military personnel
- Three teenage boys from north-west London detained in Turkey last month
- Their parents phoned 999 in Britain after realising they were missing
- Authorities quickly made contact with Turkish counterparts to block them
- Now it has emerged that one of boys' fathers worked for the MoD
The
father of one of three teenagers arrested in Turkey on suspicion of
trying to join Islamic State fighters in Syria works for the Ministry of
Defence, it has been revealed.
It
is believed the man, from Brent, northwest London, works in the
military's post office, where he could have had access to the names and
address of all military personnel at home and overseas.
He has been put on compassionate leave from his post, after the MoD considered suspending him, a source has said.
It is not clear where or at what level at the MoD he worked.
The father of one of three teenagers
arrested in Turkey on suspicion of trying to join Islamic State fighters
in Syria works for the Ministry of Defence, it has been revealed. It is
not clear where or at what level at the MoD he worked, but it has post
offices at RAF Northolt (pictured)
The
Times reports that he is one of the parents of the three boys, one aged
19, and two aged 17, who raised the alarm about their missing
children.
The MoD declined to comment.
Last
month it was revealed that the students were intercepted in Turkey
after their parents realised they had fled to join the terrorist group.
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They
dialled 999 and British police quickly tipped off their Turkish
counterparts. Officials swooped on the group within minutes of their
flight touching down in Istanbul.
But
instead of being praised for his actions, he was reportedly put on
compassionate leave after first facing suspension, it has been claimed.
Last month it was revealed that the
students were intercepted in Turkey after their parents realised they
had fled to join the terrorist group. They dialled 999 and British
police quickly tipped off their Turkish counterparts. Officials swooped
on the group within minutes of their flight touching down in Istanbul
(file picture)
The
three teenagers were brought back to Britain where they were questioned
at a high-security London police station on suspicion of preparing acts
of terrorism, before being released on bail.
Investigators hope to discover how they planned to reach the war zone and why they decided to try to do so.
More than 600 Britons have fled the country for Syria and Iraq since the explosion of violence in the region began
More than 600 Britons have fled the country for Syria and Iraq since the explosion of violence in the region began.
They include 22 women and girls who have travelled in the past 12 months, many of whom wanted to become ‘jihadi brides’.
IS controls huge areas of the two countries and has attracted thousands of foreign fighters to its cause.
Turkey
has faced criticism for not controlling its border with Syria, but has
accused European states of failing to prevent would-be jihadists from
leaving in the first place.
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