At a hearing on 16 December, Fahri and professional witnesses supported his re-release from prison, but it was opposed by the Justice Secretary.
The Parole Board panel was not satisfied that his release would be safe for the protection of the public.
It added: “The panel determined that Mr Fahri needed to reflect on his attitude, thinking and behaviour, so that he could better understand himself, including why he failed to be open and honest with the professionals managing his case.
“It considered that this could be achieved in an open prison and recommended that Mr Fahri should be progressed in this way.”
Open prisons have minimal security and allow eligible prisoners to spend most of their day out of prison on licence, for example to carry out work or education.
Justice Secretary David Lammy will decide whether to accept this recommendation for Fahri.