Returning Islamist fighters are being offered ‘jihadi rehab’ instead of prosecution for supporting blood-thirsty terrorist groups. The vast majority of more than 300 young men who have arrived back from Syria and Iraq are being allowed to continue their normal lives. Many have been offered places on the Government’s counter-radicalisation scheme, known as the Channel programme, which has seen a substantial rise in referrals. Scroll down for video More than 300 young Islamist fighters returning to the UK from fighting in Syria and Iraq are being offered places on the Government’s counter-radicalisation scheme. Pictured: British jihadist Abu Abdullah al-Britani There has been a 58 per cent rise in the number of British jihadists being referred to the scheme, known as the Channel programme, since the crisis in the Middle East has grown. Pictured: British jihadists flying out to Syria
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Several returning fighters offered place on counter-radicalisation scheme
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58 per cent rise in number of referrals to Government scheme in past year
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Theresa May insists terrorist sympathisers will face the full force of the law
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