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COVID-19 is latest twist in Canadian family’s nightmare
thestar.com/opinion/contributors/2020/04/21/covid-19-is-latest-twist-in-canadian-familys-nightmare.html Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy’s parents were just leaving the American maximum security prison where he is serving a 40 year sentence when they were told not to come...
National security review agency looking at complaint over arrest of Canadian ISIS recruit
globalnews.ca/news/6358448/isis-plot-complaint-national-security-review-agency/ A complaint over the RCMP’s role in the arrest in the United States of a Toronto-area ISIS recruit has been referred to Canada’s new national security review agency, handing its members a...
Canadian who plotted NYC attacks appeals conviction, 40-year sentence
ctvnews.ca/canada/canadian-who-plotted-nyc-attacks-appeals-conviction-40-year-sentence-1.4742130 Colin Perkel |December 23, 2019 TORONTO -- The conviction and 40-year prison sentence for a young mentally ill Canadian who plotted terrorist attacks in New York City...
Justice isn’t served when double standards taint the system
Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, 20, did not actually kill anyone, but was accused and pled guilty to plotting terrorist attacks against targets in New York City back in 2016. Unlike Bissonnette, the Mississauga man did not solely self-radicalize but was also caught up in an FBI sting operation at age 17.
His lawyer, Dennis Edney, said the young man had a clear history of mental illness, including psychotic episodes and had grappled with drug addiction since the age of 14. While the judge acknowledged all this, El Bahnasawy was convicted nonetheless this past December.
‘UNFAIR’, ‘FABRICATED’: Mother of convicted terrorist speaks out
torontosun.com/news/national/unfair-fabricated-mother-of-convicted-terrorist-speaks-out Brad Hunter, More from Brad Hunter, Candice Malcolm Abdulrahman El-Bahnasawy was either a hardened terrorist or a mentally ill drug abuser exploited by a cruel system. Depending on...
Mississauga man convicted of plotting attacks in NYC gets 40-year sentence despite mental illness
thestar.com/news/gta/2018/12/19/canadian-accused-of-terror-gets-40-year-sentence-in-us-despite-mental-illness.html A young Canadian convicted of plotting terrorist attacks in New York City was sentenced by an American court on Wednesday to 40 years in prison, his...
Undercover informant encouraged ‘vulnerable’ Canadian ISIS plotter, defence argues
globalnews.ca/news/4658275/canadian-isis-plot-new-york-2/ A Canadian who plotted terrorist attacks in New York City in 2016 was egged on by an undercover informant who told him “they are at war with us” and “they must pay,” according to a court document released...
Intelligence watchdog calls for more CSIS resources to tackle mental health links to terrorism
globalnews.ca/news/4286111/mental-health-csis-investigations/ Canada’s intelligence service should put more resources into the growing number of cases linked to mental health, a watchdog agency said in a report tabled in the House of Commons on Wednesday. The report...
He plotted to bomb Times Square for ISIS. Records show he’s mentally ill. Is he a terrorist?
globalnews.ca/news/4274935/canadian-isis-plot-new-york/ Stewart Bell, Brian Hill To Khdiga Metwally, the medical records spread across her kitchen table are more than a chronicle of her son’s history of addiction and mental illness; they are proof he is not a...
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"What makes this story even more disturbing is that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) knowingly participated in this sting with the FBI. They unlawfully obtained Abdulrahman’s medical records that described his mental health vulnerabilities and provided them to the FBI to better manipulate this damaged youth.
This raises serious human rights concerns of discriminatory investigations, targeting vulnerable youths such as Abdulrahman, who had no previous history of violence or criminality, until drawn in by a U.S. government actively involved in developing the plot, persuading and pressuring the target to participate."