Sky News reported the release of 262 prisoners in the UK by mistake

In the UK, from March 2024 to March 2025, more than 260 convicted criminals were mistakenly released. Sky News reported this on October 25, citing government data.

"This is 128% more than a year earlier, when there were 115 such cases," the publication says.

It is specified that 233 criminals were released from prisons, and 29 people were released from the courtroom. These data were released against the background of the scandal surrounding the erroneous release of convicted illegal immigrant from Ethiopia, Hadush Kebatu, who was released before deportation despite his involvement in sexual crimes, which caused mass protests across the UK.

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