(CBC) Turkish authorities alleged a Canadian man had ISIS propaganda on his phone when he and his wife were arrested near the Syrian border this summer, CBC News has learned.
The newlywed couple were held for three months before being released and returning to Canada in October.
The Turkish court heard allegations that the phone belonging to the husband, Ikar Mao, had received ISIS videos via Telegram, an encrypted messaging app, and that the couple left a letter for their families.
Mao said the videos appeared on his phone automatically as he was surfing the internet.
He told the court he wasn’t looking for them intentionally.
