, ▁but ▁had ▁all ▁been ▁released ▁without ▁charge ▁by ▁ 1 1 ▁June ▁following ▁the ▁police ' s ▁conclusion ▁that ▁Ab edi ▁was ▁likely ▁to ▁have ▁acted ▁alone , ▁even ▁though ▁others ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁aware ▁of ▁his ▁plans . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Sal man ▁Ab edi ' s ▁brother ▁Hash em ▁was ▁charged ▁with ▁murder , ▁attempted ▁murder ▁and ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁cause ▁an ▁explos ion . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁arrested ▁in ▁Lib ya ▁and ▁extr ad ited ▁to ▁the ▁UK . ▁His ▁trial ▁began ▁on ▁ 5 ▁February ▁ 2 0 2 0 . ▁On ▁ 1 7 ▁March , ▁Hash em ▁Ab edi ▁was ▁found ▁guilty ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁charges ▁of ▁murder , ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁helped ▁his ▁brother ▁to ▁source ▁the ▁materials ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁bomb ing . ▁ ▁News ▁le aks ▁Within ▁hours ▁of ▁the ▁attack , ▁Ab edi ' s ▁name ▁and ▁other ▁information ▁given ▁confident ial ly ▁to ▁security ▁services ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁France ▁were ▁le aked ▁to ▁the ▁news ▁media , ▁leading ▁to ▁condem n ation ▁from ▁Home ▁Secretary ▁Am ber ▁Rud d . ▁Following ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁crime ▁scene ▁photograph s ▁of ▁the ▁back pack ▁bomb ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 4 ▁May ▁edition ▁of ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁UK ▁counter ter ror ism ▁police ▁chief s ▁said ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁material ▁was ▁det r iment al ▁to ▁the ▁investigation . ▁ ▁On