By Adele Robinson, Midlands Correspondent
The father of a British jihadi jailed for nearly 13 years after travelling to Syria says parents with children who do the same will be "too scared to tell police".
Mohammed Nahin Ahmed's father spoke to Sky News exclusively on the condition that neither his name nor face were shown.
His son was sentenced alongside his friend Yusuf Sarwar at Woolwich Crown Court last week for terrorism offences.
Childhood friends Sarwar and Ahmed, both 22, were given 12 years eight months in prison each, plus another five years on licence.
Ahmed's father says his family co-operated with the police and helped persuade the pair to return home to Handsworth in Birmingham.
"We told the police, we went to them for help but we didn't get any. We surrendered them for justice but the police didn't help at all.
"If anyone's children go to Syria now, no one will tell the police because they will be too scared to tell them this.
"My son lives in jail so what did I gain from going to the police? People go to the police for justice and help. No, I wouldn't go again."
Ahmed and Sarwar admitted engaging in conduct in preparation of terrorism acts in July.
They became the first Britons to be convicted in the UK of Syria-related terrorism offences.
Upon sentencing the judge said it made no difference that their offences were abroad and described them as "fundamentalists committed to violent extremism".
Ahmed's father, however, says his son made a mistake and returned to the UK because he feared for his life.
"No, he is normal. His life was normal. He prayed just the way we do. I think maybe it was the internet that brought those kinds of thoughts to him, the internet brainwashes people these days.
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Gallery: Terror Pair Left Trail On Computer
Two British men who travelled to Syria to fight alongside rebels have pleaded guilty to terrorism offences. All photos from West Midlands Police.
Mohammed Nahin Ahmed and Yusuf Zubair Sarwar spent eight months in Syria last year after contacting Islamist extremists from the UK. This email was sent to Ahmed by a Danish extremist.
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