Posted on 05/22/2009 3:13:01 PM PDT by Crazieman
Man receives 2½-year sentence for Toronto bomb plot involvement Credit for time served allows man to be freed
A man belonging to the so-called Toronto 18 terror group was sentenced to 2½ years in prison Friday, becoming the first person convicted in a domestic terrorism trial in Canada.
The judge in Brampton, Ont., who sentenced the 21-year-old man declared that, with credit for his time already spent in custody, the man had served his time and could be freed.
The man was found guilty in September 2008 of participation in a terrorist group that was plotting to blow up buildings in downtown Toronto.
He was not a ringleader and his involvement included attending two terrorist training camps, shoplifting items from a Canadian Tire store and removing a surveillance camera.
In passing sentence, Justice John Sproat described the man's crime as "very serious," but also noted he had expressed genuine remorse.
In a letter to the court, the man promised to work hard to contribute to society and declared, "I do not believe in participating in violent acts against anyone."
He was 17 at the time, so he was tried under youth justice laws. However, the judge found he had continued his activity with the terrorist group past his 18th birthday, so he was sentenced as an adult.
He also given three years probation, prohibited from owning weapons for 10 years and ordered to submit a DNA sample.
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It is particularly stupid to do favors for bombers.
Canadian Amish?
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