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Legal
Prosecutor: Brit’s brutality uncommon even for Islamic State
(AP) El Shafee Elsheikh was not a typical Islamic State foot soldier — he was a senior leader who took particular pleasure in mistreating the hostages he held captive, prosecutors said Wednesday in opening statements of Elsheikh’s terrorism trial. Elsheikh, a British […]
Legal
Lawyer for Calgary terrorism suspect wants charges thrown out because of unreasonable delay Under the Supreme Court's decision in the Jordan case, the nation's top court said any trials which conclude more than 30 months after a person is charged are presumptively unreasonably delayed
(Calgary Herald) The more than 3 1/2 years it will take to get Calgary terrorism suspect Jamal Borhot to trial amounts to an unreasonable delay in breach of his Charter rights, his lawyer says. Defence counsel Pawel Milczarek has filed a notice […]
Law Enforcement
Manchester Arena inquiry: Police chief ‘prioritised identifying bomber’
(BBC) One of the first police chiefs to arrive at the scene of the Manchester Arena attack has told a public inquiry she could have done more to bring emergency service commanders together. Former British Transport Police (BTP) Ch Insp Andrea Graham […]