Mum who was part of first all-female terror plot sues jail chiefs after strip-search during hunt for smuggled phone
Next A MUM who was part of Britain’s first all-female terror plot is suing justice bosses after she was strip-searched. Prison officers checked Mina Dich while looking for a smuggled phone. Mina Dich, who was part of Britain’s first all-female terror plot, is suing justice bosses after she was strip-searched Credit: PA:Press Association Dich is is demanding £40,000 from Sodexo, which runs HMP Peterborough Credit: Alamy Advertisement The 52-year-old was jailed in 2018 for helping her daughter Rizlaine Boular to plan an attack on cops in London. Her other daughter, Safaa Boular , was convicted of plotting a grenade and gun attack on the British Museum. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Moroccan-born Dich, who wears a head-to-toe Jilbab gown, has brought a case under human rights laws, claiming she had “inhuman and degrading treatment”. She is demanding £40,000 from Sodexo, which runs HMP Peterborough , over three searches in 2018 and 2019 — including the strip-search. Read More on UK News BA 'UFO' SCARE Packed BA jet in heart-stopping near-miss with mystery 'UFO' at 5,800ft LETTER FALLOUT Meghan 'concerned' over cops' failure to act on letter accusing dad of abuse A phone was never found. Cathryn McGahey KC, representing Sodexo, who operate the nick for the Ministry of Justice , told a court that the bar for degrading treatment “is not conceivably met”. A justice source said: “It’s madness that inmates are able to bring ridiculous and expensive cases like this. But under existing laws, all that can be done is to fight them.” Dich was understood to have been freed from jail to immigration detention in 2024. Advertisement Most read in The Sun FACTORY INFERNO Huge fire breaks out after explosion at factory as blaze shatters windows DOG HORROR Two injured after police dogs escape handler's home and run onto streets barking 'FOREVER 20' Pals of student murdered by stepdad remember 'girl in the strawberry pyjamas' RAGING INFERNO Huge fire breaks out sparking evacuations as 'blast blows roof off building' We reported in April she had lost a bid to stay in the UK and was to be deported. HMP Peterborough said it was unable to comment. The case at Cambridge county court continues.