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Law Enforcement
RCMP accuse second Calgary man of travelling to Syria to take part in Islamic State
(Canadian Press) RCMP have charged a second Calgary man in an ongoing terrorism investigation. Jamal Taan Borhot, 30, is charged with three counts of participating in terrorist group activity. Police allege he “committed terrorist activities benefitting the terrorist group known as the […]
Legal
No more jail for grieving father who was ‘groomed’ by IS supporter
(AAP) A disability pensioner won’t spend any more time behind bars after a judge accepted he was “infatuated” by an American Islamic State supporter he sent money to. Hampton Park man Isa Kocoglu admitted sending more than $2700 over several transactions to […]
Converting to Islam
Teenager posted IS videos online to ‘join trend’
(BBC) A teenage Muslim convert who posted Islamic State videos online because he “wanted to join the trend” has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison. Leo Walby, 19, from Swanley, Kent, pleaded guilty at the Old Bailey last […]