One more reason I am glad I am not a member of their community (I would write - citizen, but they treat their citizens quite badly if their criminals are treated in the manner below - there is no distinction between good and bad so clearly the good citizens are not treated well.)! Pathetic.
Next time, I hope he is successful in his attempt, and perhaps the judge and his attorney will be together at the moment the bomber decides to do his jihad for real.
Man sentenced then freed for Toronto bomb plot involvement
Credit for time served allows man to be freed
Friday, May 22, 2009
A man belonging to the so-called Toronto 18 terror group was sentenced to 2½ years in prison Friday, becoming the first person convicted in a domestic terrorism trial in Canada.
The judge in Brampton, Ont., who sentenced the man, 21, declared that, with credit for his time already spent in custody, the man had served his time. He walked free hours later and was back home Friday.
"He's very happy that it's over," his lawyer, Mitchell Chernovsky said. "He's relieved to be out of jail."
The man was found guilty in September 2008 of participation in a terrorist group that was plotting to blow up buildings in downtown Toronto.
He was not a ringleader and his involvement included attending two terrorist training camps, shoplifting items from a Canadian Tire store and removing a surveillance camera.
In passing sentence, Justice John Sproat described the man's crime as "very serious," but also noted he had expressed genuine remorse.
In a letter to the court, the man promised to work hard to contribute to society and declared, "I do not believe in participating in violent acts against anyone."
He was 17 at the time, so he was tried under youth justice laws. However, the judge found he had continued his activity with the terrorist group past his 18th birthday, so he was sentenced as an adult.
He also given three years probation, prohibited from owning weapons for 10 years and ordered to submit a DNA sample.
Identity remains protected
The media still cannot name him, because the judge granted a defence request Friday to keep the man's identity shielded for a month while his lawyers have the chance to appeal his conviction.
Earlier this month, Saad Khalid, 22, pleaded guilty to aiding in the 2006 terrorist plot. He is expected to be sentenced in June.
The 18 men and youths were arrested in the Toronto area and detained following an investigation by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), Canada's spy agency.
Seven of those accused have since had their charges stayed or dropped. The remaining individuals have yet to stand trial.
The suspects face charges including participating in a terrorist group, receiving training from a terrorist group, providing training, and intending to cause an explosion that could cause serious bodily harm or death.
The offences allegedly took place between March and June 2006 in Mississauga and a rural township near Orillia, Ont.
The Crown alleges the group planned to bomb the CN Tower, the Toronto Stock Exchange and the Toronto CSIS office.
With files from The Canadian Press
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