He told Sky News: ‘We certainly need a public inquiry into how this dangerous illegal immigrant,who is also a child sex offender,got released.
‘We also need an urgent apology from Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood and Justice Secretary David Lammy who have presided over this fiasco.’
A statement from Essex Police said that it had officers ‘working to urgently locate and detain him’ after he was seen to catch a train at Chelmsford railway station.
It said: ‘We were informed by the prison service at 12.57pm today (Friday 24 October) of an error this morning surrounding the release of an individual.
‘As a result of that,we have launched a search operation to locate them and are working closely with partner agencies.
‘These fast-paced enquiries have shown that the man boarded a London-bound train at Chelmsford Railway Station at 12.41pm.
‘We understand the concern the public would have regarding this situation and can assure you we have officers working to urgently locate and detain him.’
The Greater Anglia train stopped at Shenfield and Stratford before arriving at London Liverpool Street at 13.18pm,according to Trainline data.
A Prison Service spokesman said: ‘We are urgently working with police to return an offender to custody following a release in error at HMP Chelmsford.
‘Public protection is our top priority and we have launched an investigation into this incident.’
Sentencing Kebatu last month,a judge told him his behaviour ‘really highlights the poor regard you must have for women’.
The migrant was found guilty of five offences following a three-day trial at Chelmsford and Colchester magistrates’ courts in September.
The court heard at his sentencing hearing it was his ‘firm wish’ to be deported.
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