Once a member of ISIS, Calgary woman is now a target, court told

(Calgary Herald) ISIS has put a bounty on the life of a Calgary woman the crown fears could be re-radicalized after joining the terrorism organization eight years ago, her lawyer said Friday.

Defence counsel Yoav Niv, in successfully seeking a publication ban on the woman’s identity, said she suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder and fears for her safety.

Niv told provincial court Judge Lloyd Robertson his client has become an ISIS target after co-operating with western intelligence groups.

“(She) has co-operated and provided information to both the RCMP and foreign intelligence/law enforcement agencies relative to a listed terrorist group: ISIS, or Islamic State,” Niv said.

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