(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, […]
(Calgary Herald) The judge determining if terrorism charges against a Calgary man should be tossed because of unreasonable delay hasn’t heard all the arguments yet. Justice Corina Dario heard lengthy submissions Tuesday for the second day as to whether Jamal Borhot’s right […]
(Calgary Herald) The lengthy delay in getting Calgary terrorism suspect Jamal Borhot to trial was not caused by the complexity of the case, his lawyer said Monday. Defence counsel Pawel Milczarek, who wants Justice Corina Dario to enter a judicial stay in […]
(Global News) Two Edmonton women were arrested after returning to Canada from a prison camp for ISIS families in Syria, the RCMP confirmed on Friday. Helena Carson and Dina Kalouti were taken into custody upon arriving at Montreal-Trudeau airport. They were transported […]
(Calgary Herald) Going to Syria to become an ISIS fighter has landed a Calgary-area man a 12-year prison term. Calgary Court of Queen’s Bench Justice David Labrenz on Thursday accepted a joint crown and defence submission to sentence Hussein Borhot to a […]
(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 […]
(Calgary Herald) The trial of Calgary terrorism suspect Jamal Borhot won’t be proceeding until the fall of 2023. New defence counsel Pawel Milczarek on Friday asked that the accused’s trial be adjourned as he has only recently been retained. Borhot was to […]
(CBC) A Calgary man has pleaded guilty to terrorism offences, admitting to a kidnapping during a year-long stint fighting as a trained sniper with ISIS in Syria. Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 36, pleaded guilty to participating in terrorist activities outside Canada and committing […]
(Global News) Canadian officials removed an orphaned girl from an ISIS detention camp in northeastern Syria over the weekend, the government confirmed on Monday. The girl, known as Amira, is the first Canadian to be repatriated from Syrian camps for ISIS detainees. […]
(Calgary Herald) Calgary terrorism suspect Jamal Taan Borhot must wait until next week to learn whether he’ll be freed from custody while his case makes its way through the courts. Provincial court Judge Catherine Skene on Wednesday reserved her decision after hearing […]
(Canadian Press) RCMP have charged a second Calgary man in an ongoing terrorism investigation. Jamal Taan Borhot, 30, is charged with three counts of participating in terrorist group activity. Police allege he “committed terrorist activities benefitting the terrorist group known as the […]
(Global News) Two months after an alleged former ISIS member was taken into custody in Calgary, the RCMP has confirmed to Global News that it has made another national security arrest in the city. “I can confirm that an individual was arrested […]
(Global News) Extremists who have taken part in terrorist activities overseas remain a “significant concern,” the RCMP said Thursday as a Toronto-area woman appeared in court to face charges she attempted to join ISIS. Haleema Mustafa, 23, was remanded into custody until […]
(CBC) A Calgary man facing four terrorism charges, accused of fighting with ISIS for more than a year before returning to Canada, has been released on bail. Last week, Alberta RCMP’s Integrated National [Security] Enforcement Team laid the charges against Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 34. […]
(CBC) A Calgary man accused of carrying out a kidnapping with ISIS must wait to learn if he will be released on bail after a hearing was held Friday. Earlier this week Alberta RCMP’s Integrated National [Security] Enforcement Team laid terrorism charges […]
(CBC) Alberta’s RCMP Integrated National [Security] Enforcement Team has laid terrorism charges against a Calgary man following an investigation that lasted seven years. Hussein Sobhe Borhot, 34, of Calgary has been charged with three counts of participation in the activity of a […]
(Global News) A suspect has been arrested in Calgary following a national security investigation, the RCMP said on Tuesday. “Alberta RCMP can confirm that an individual was arrested in Calgary today in relation to a national security file,” said RCMP spokesperson Fraser […]
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