(Calgary Herald) The Calgary man who facilitated terrorist activities through online postings — which included targeting the city’s Pride activities — was handed a six-year prison term Friday.
With credit for time on remand, Zakarya Rida Hussein will have [to] serve another four years and 45 days, and won’t be eligible for parole until he’s served at least half that time, Justice Harry Van Harten ordered.
The Calgary Court of Justice judge accepted a joint submission from crown prosecutor Domenic Puglia and defence counsel Alain Hepner for that sentence.
Puglia said there were multiple aggravating factors to justify a significant penitentiary term, including the fact Hussein, 21, targeted the city’s LGBTQ+ community when he wrote in a June 1, 2023, Snapchat post: “Tomorrow my mission begins. It’s Pride month. I’ve been waiting.”
