Pakistani arrested but not charged in plot to blow up US consulate in Toronto

Canada Free Press ^ | 03/12/15 | Arthur Weinreb

[Sean_Anthony]

No matter what the excuse, deporting Malik rather than charging him with serious offences is counter to the government’s tough on terrorism platform

Although the man was arrested in an alleged terror plot, he has not been charged. The Canadian government is in the process of ordering him deported to his native Pakistan and if that is all there is, so much for the government’s hardline on terrorism.

Jahanzeb Malik, 33, was arrested on Monday after a six-month investigation. Malik, who came to Canada as a student in 2004, later married a Canadian and became a permanent resident. He first came to the attention of the authorities on April 3, 2013 when he landed at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport. Malik told Canada Border Security Agency (CBSA) agents he had been out of the country teaching in Libya. He told the same story to the Canadian Security Intelligence Agency (CSIS). They didn’t believe him.

Malik worked as a flooring contractor and the investigation began in September when an undercover officer contacted him about having hardwood flooring installed in his home. The two became friends and according to the officer, the truth about Malik’s past and present plans were revealed.

[A Formerly Proud Canadian]

My guess is that this is an ‘iceberg’... What we see on the surface is only 10% of the whole.

I do not believe that he would be let go so easily.