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Legal
Lawyer for Calgary terrorism suspect wants charges thrown out because of unreasonable delay Under the Supreme Court's decision in the Jordan case, the nation's top court said any trials which conclude more than 30 months after a person is charged are presumptively unreasonably delayed
(Calgary Herald) The more than 3 1/2 years it will take to get Calgary terrorism suspect Jamal Borhot to trial amounts to an unreasonable delay in breach of his Charter rights, his lawyer says. Defence counsel Pawel Milczarek has filed a notice […]
Crime
Man from Afghanistan appears in court charged with three sexual assaults in Southampton Sohail Amiri, 30, has also been charged with illegally entering the UK.
(Sky News) A man from Afghanistan has appeared in court charged with sexually assaulting three women in Southampton, as well as entering the UK illegally. Sohail Amiri, 30, is accused of approaching a woman and trying to kiss her in Upper Shaftesbury […]
Law Enforcement
US soldier arrested in plot to blow up NYC 9/11 Memorial
(AP) A U.S. Army soldier was arrested Tuesday in Georgia on terrorism charges after he spoke online about plots to blow up New York City’s 9/11 Memorial and other landmarks and attack U.S. soldiers in the Middle East, authorities said. Cole James […]