This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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The Parole Board of Canada has declared to have revoked a four years old pardon granted to Raed Jaser, one of the suspects facing charges over an alleged al-Qaeda-linked plot to derail a VIA Rail passenger train near Toronto. The suspected terrorist was informed of the decision on July 30 through a document filed in Federal Court, explaining that the pardon he received for his previous crimes was being rescinded “on the basis that he is no longer of good conduct.”
The lawyer representing Mr. Jaser, John Norris, has appealed the decision on last Thursday, asserting that it is an “abuse of process” and alleging that the board’s decision “to proceed with the pardon revocation at the time that it did” was biased. In an email addressed to media sources, Mr. Norris stated on Thursday that “it’s absurd that they have taken this step now and regrettable that public resources now have to be devoted to correcting what we judge to be a deeply flawed decision.”
The Palestinian born resident of Abu Dhabi was arrested in Toronto on April 22, along with a co-accused Chiheb Esseghaier from Tunisia. Both suspects were charged with terrorism over what police described as a plot to attack a train as it neared Toronto from New York. Following the arrests, it was unveiled that Mr. Jaser was a failed refugee claimant who had been convicted of threatening and multiple counts of fraud, but was later accepted as an immigrant due to having his criminal record pardoned.
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