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Why wasn’t Alexandre Bissonnette charged with terrorism?
Opinion By Amira ElghawabyOpinion Wed., March 28, 2018 The juxtaposition is disturbing. One Canadian man has just this week pleaded guilty to killing six people and attempting to kill many more. Another has also pleaded guilty to planning terrorist attacks in New York...
Canadian parents plead for mercy ahead of son’s sentencing in NYC bomb plot
cbc.ca/news/canada/new-york-bomb-plot-1.4582932 Susan Ormiston , Nazim Baksh · CBC News · Posted: Mar 21, 2018 4:00 PM ET | Last Updated: March 21, 2018 The parents of a Canadian man convicted of plotting ISIS attacks against busy New York City landmarks say their son...
Family of Mississauga teen in NYC terror plot says FBI operated overzealous sting operation
thestar.com/news/world/2018/03/21/family-of-mississauga-teen-in-nyc-terror-plot-says-fbi-operated-overzealous-sting-operation.html March 21, 2018 There are two different stories about Abdulrahman El Bahnasawy, the 20-year-old Mississauga man who faces life in prison...
Canadian convicted of terrorism in U.S. asks for 2nd chance
cbc.ca/news/world/canadian-convicted-of-terrorism-in-u-s-asks-for-2nd-chance-1.4561306 CBC News · Posted: Mar 03, 2018 6:51 PM ET | Last Updated: March 3, 2018 A Canadian who was convicted of plotting a terror attack targeting Times Square and the subway system in New...
Canadian ISIS plotter could test government’s rehabilitation strategy
globalnews.ca/news/4061439/canadian-isis-rehabilitation-strategy/ A Canadian awaiting sentencing in the United States for planning terrorist attacks in New York City for the so-called Islamic State could soon test the government’s approach to dealing with violent...
RCMP knew Canadian was treated at mental-health facility before entering U.S., terrorism arrest, conviction: documents
globalnews.ca/news/4060004/rcmp-canadain-terrorist-knew-meantal-health-treatment/ Documents obtained by Global News show the RCMP was aware an 18-year-old Canadian being investigated by the FBI for terrorism and links to the Islamic State was treated at Toronto’s...
Canadian who plotted ISIS attack in New York taking antipsychotic drugs: documents
globalnews.ca/news/3870725/canadian-isis-attack-new-york-antipsychotic-drugs/ A Canadian awaiting sentencing for plotting terrorist attacks in New York City for the so-called Islamic State is being treated with antipsychotic drugs, according to a court transcript...
Canadian teen convicted of Manhattan terror plot takes on Omar Khadr’s legal team
nationalpost.com/news/world/canadian-teen-convicted-of-manhattan-terror-plot-takes-on-khadr-linked-legal-team Tom Blackwell | November 2, 20177:30 PM EDT After a year of strange back-and-forth, a Canadian teenager convicted of plotting to bomb the New York subway and...
NYC terror case records unsealed after Canadian man’s plea for help from Omar Khadr’s lawyer
cbc.ca/news/politics/terrorism-case-khadr-edney-1.4356810 Kathleen Harris , Philip Ling · CBC News · Posted: Oct 16, 2017 4:35 PM ET | Last Updated: October 16, 2017 Court records for the case of a 19-year-old Canadian man who pleaded guilty to terrorism charges were...
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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."