The mistaken release of Ethiopian convicted sex offender Hadush Kebatu was an embarrassing blunder by UK prison authorities

The mistaken release of Ethiopian convicted sex offender Hadush Kebatu was an embarrassing blunder by UK prison authorities

UK police on Sunday arrested an Ethiopian asylum seeker and convicted sex offender, whose crimes had sparked anti-immigration protests, after he was accidentally released from prison in an embarrassing blunder by officials.

London's Metropolitan Police said officers arrested Hadush Kebatu in the north of the capital nearly 48 hours after he was mistakenly freed.

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