Probably not - what is known of him makes it likely, he’s a homegrown nutcase sexually obsessed with fire.
His name has been suppressed to protect his family from the risk of reprisals.
What kind of a precedent are they setting here? Haven't they opened the door for every criminal to now demand that same treatment, and get it? Every time they make an exception for one, there are others who think they deserve that same exception. Send the family out of the country, or put them into protective custody, but this special treatment isn't fair for the victims or their families.