This article was last updated on April 16, 2022
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In a judgment delivered in the Ontario Superior Court on Friday, Justice Gary Trotter announced to have denied bail for one of two men, Raed Jaser of Toronto, accused in the alleged VIA Rail terror plot. The court held a three-day hearing, which is subject to a standard publication ban. 35-year-old Jaser has been in custody since his arrest in April, which was prompted after an extensive cross-border investigation by the RCMP, CSIS, the FBI and other police agencies.
Along with Jaser, his co-accused 31-year-old Chiheb Esseghaier is also facing numerous terrorism-related charges, including participating in the activity of a terrorist group, stemmed from an alleged plot to derail a Toronto-bound passenger train. Jaser’s family, including his father, mother, brothers and other relatives, were present in court to hear the decision Friday. A well-known figure in the Muslim community in the GTA who appeared as a surety for Jaser, Muhammad Robert Heft, alleged that Jaser’s family is indeed “disappointed,” but “at the end of the day, they understand.”
Heft provides radicalization counselling to youth with extreme Islamic views. He alleged to have applied to pay $50,000 for Jaser if he was released on bail, i.e. a move he claims to have made in support of the family, specifically his father, Mohammed, and not himself. Speaking with reports after the hearing, Heft revealed that he was “not that surprised” at the outcome, while promising that he will attempt to build a relationship with Jaser by visiting him on a regular basis in jail.
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