Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09TORONTO106
2009-05-22 20:51:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Consulate Toronto
Cable title:
FIRST SENTENCE FROM "TORONTO 18"-- 2.5 YEARS, TIME SERVED
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UNCLAS TORONTO 000106
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
SUBJECT: FIRST SENTENCE FROM "TORONTO 18"-- 2.5 YEARS, TIME SERVED
Ref: (A) 08 Toronto 85 (B) 08 Toronto 286
UNCLAS TORONTO 000106
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
SUBJECT: FIRST SENTENCE FROM "TORONTO 18"-- 2.5 YEARS, TIME SERVED
Ref: (A) 08 Toronto 85 (B) 08 Toronto 286
1. (U) On May 22, an Ontario Superior Court sentenced the first man
convicted in the "Toronto 18" terror plot to two and a half years in
prison and 3 years probation. The Toronto-area man, who has already
been in police custody for three years, was credited for time served
and is expected to be released soon.
2. (U) The man, who was a minor at the time of arrest and has not
been identified publicly, was arrested as part of the "Toronto 18"
terrorist plot in 2005. The group was accused of planning a series
of bombings in Toronto and a raid on Parliament Hill. In March
2008, he was the first of the "Toronto 18" suspects to be tried. He
pled not guilty but in September 2008 an Ontario Superior Court
found him guilty of taking part in a terrorist organization, making
this the first conviction under Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act.
3. (U) Other terms of the sentence include submitting a DNA sample
and a 10-year weapons ban. He has also been ordered not to apply
for a passport. The court still has to rule when it intends to
release his name, since he was tried as an adult. Saad Khalid, who
pled guilty to his involvement in the "Toronto 18" group, is
expected to be sentenced in June. Charges were dropped against
seven of the original 18. The nine remaining suspects in the case
await trial.
NAY
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O.12958: N/A
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
SUBJECT: FIRST SENTENCE FROM "TORONTO 18"-- 2.5 YEARS, TIME SERVED
Ref: (A) 08 Toronto 85 (B) 08 Toronto 286
1. (U) On May 22, an Ontario Superior Court sentenced the first man
convicted in the "Toronto 18" terror plot to two and a half years in
prison and 3 years probation. The Toronto-area man, who has already
been in police custody for three years, was credited for time served
and is expected to be released soon.
2. (U) The man, who was a minor at the time of arrest and has not
been identified publicly, was arrested as part of the "Toronto 18"
terrorist plot in 2005. The group was accused of planning a series
of bombings in Toronto and a raid on Parliament Hill. In March
2008, he was the first of the "Toronto 18" suspects to be tried. He
pled not guilty but in September 2008 an Ontario Superior Court
found him guilty of taking part in a terrorist organization, making
this the first conviction under Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act.
3. (U) Other terms of the sentence include submitting a DNA sample
and a 10-year weapons ban. He has also been ordered not to apply
for a passport. The court still has to rule when it intends to
release his name, since he was tried as an adult. Saad Khalid, who
pled guilty to his involvement in the "Toronto 18" group, is
expected to be sentenced in June. Charges were dropped against
seven of the original 18. The nine remaining suspects in the case
await trial.
NAY