(Calgary Herald) Calgary terrorism suspect Jamal Borhot has not been the victim of an unreasonable delay in his prosecution, a judge ruled Monday in determining his trial will proceed.
Justice Corina Dario said that after a review of crown and defence submissions, she determined Borhot’s Charter right to be tried within a reasonable amount of time was not violated.
Defence counsel Pawel Milczarek had argued Borhot was entitled to have his charges thrown out based on the more than 44 months that will have elapsed from the time he was charged until the scheduled conclusion of his trial at the end of next month.
But prosecutors argued much of that time period was attributed to defence delays, including the fact Borhot is now on his third lawyer.
