Lammy blocks Jimmy Mizen killer's open prison move

Justice Secretary David Lammy has refused to release rap music relating to the murder of 16-year-old Jimmy Mizen. In 2009, Jake Fahri was sentenced to at least 14 years in prison for murdering the teen by throwing an oven dish at him in south London. The dish was shattered, with severing blood vessels in his neck. Fahri was released on licence in 2023 but the Ministry of Justice recalled him last January after the Sun published a story claiming he was making drill music, including the murder, as balaclava-clad artist Ten. Earlier this month, the Parole Board announced that he should be moved to an open jail, but Lammy has since been opposed.

Deputy Prime Minister Lammy's intervention was for public safety, according to a Ministry of Justice spokesperson. Fahri had presented evidence denying that his music was about his own life, according to the Parole Board, although he said he had affirmed that he was the artist Ten. Fahri, 36, appeared to have been unaware of the restrictions, according to the board, although it said that his refusal to reveal the music to his probation officer was a violation of his license. Fahri's chances of re-releasing him were denied by the board, who instead recommended his transfer to an open prison. Farhi should reflect on

why he failed to be transparent and transparent with the consultants in charge of his case,

the publication said, but could be obtained in an open jail. Mizen's mother Margaret, who told the Sunshe had been shocked by the Parole Board's initial decision, has welcomed Lammy's blocking of this step.

I would much prefer this decision not to be made because he would have turned his life around.

I'm really sad that he hasn't,she said. However, Farhi hadnot changed his attitude,she said, despite the reversal.He stepped into the witness box at his appeal and lied through his teeth,she said in the journal.He hasn't changed, and I'm glad the justice secretary has seen it through. "When Farhi was sentenced to a minimum 14-year prison term in May 2008, he was sentenceed to at least 14 years in prison, the first time when a release can be considered, but usually with conditions attached. On BBC 1Xtra, two songs by Ten were broadcast, and the BBC said it had no idea of his background at the time of broadcast.