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Lee Rigby murder 'could not have prevented', report rules

Intelligence agencies could not prevent the murder of soldier Lee Rigby despite his killers featuring in a total of seven error-filled operations before the attack, a parliamentary watchdog has found.

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Rigby report nothing more than 'a distraction' says killer's brother

Jeremiah Adebolajo, brother of Michael Adebolajo, has said that the parliamentary report on the 2013 Woolwich attack is 'nothing more than a distraction.'

He said:

My brother was constantly and closely monitored by the security services.

He had almost no online presence at all, a fact that even caused the security services to request me to keep a closer eye on him.

I think the facts of the case, the lack of publicly available evidence to support the report and the convenience with which the government will now be able to expand unpopular spying laws are all testimony to the fact that this report is nothing more than a distraction from the motives behind the attack and a way to put a particular segment of British society under further pressure and surveillance.

– Jeremiah Adebolajo
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