(Canadian Jewish News) A man who was convicted for making comments threatening the Jewish people and synagogues of Toronto was sentenced to 60 days of house arrest followed by the maximum three years of probation, along with a 10-year ban on weapons, mandatory antisemitism education and gambling addiction counselling, a judge ruled July 28. He was also banned from going near any Jewish institutions or community events.
At least one Jewish organization has criticized the sentence as too lenient.
[Waisuddin] Akbari made the comments on March 4, 2024, to a salesperson at a local car dealership whom he believed would be sympathetic to his plans. According to court documents, Akbari told the salesperson he would “plant a bomb in every synagogue in Toronto and blow them up to kill as many Jews as possible.”
