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Canadian pleads guilty to terrorist charges in NYC

Canadian pleads guilty to terrorist charges in NYC

ctvnews.ca/world/canadian-pleads-guilty-to-terrorist-charges-in-nyc-1.3622910 October 6, 2017 NEW YORK -- U.S. authorities said a 19-year-old Canadian pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges in connection with what they call an ISIS-inspired plot to target...

Canadian pleads guilty to terrorist charges in NYC

Canadian pleads guilty to terrorist charges in NYC

ctvnews.ca/world/canadian-pleads-guilty-to-terrorist-charges-in-nyc-1.3622910 October 6, 2017 NEW YORK -- U.S. authorities said a 19-year-old Canadian pleaded guilty to terrorism-related charges in connection with what they call an ISIS-inspired plot to target...

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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."

Dennis Edney

Canadian Defence lawyer