Lawyer to review ‘troubling’ psychological report in terrorism case

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The lawyer for a Calgary terrorism sympathizer will evaluation a “troubling” psychological evaluation on his consumer forward of his sentencing subsequent month, courtroom was informed Thursday.

Defence counsel Alain Hepner informed Justice Harry Van Harten he had solely obtained the report this week and hadn’t been capable of evaluation it with consumer Zakarya Rida Hussein and the younger man’s household.

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Van Harten indicated he had not obtained any case legislation from Hepner or Crown prosecutor Kent Brown upfront of what was speculated to be Hussein’s sentencing listening to on Thursday.

“By the use of materials, I’ve obtained nothing besides the FAOS (Forensic Evaluation Outpatient Companies) report,” whose contents he discovered “troubling,” the Calgary Court docket of Justice decide stated.

“These are costs that aren’t earlier than the courtroom on daily basis of the week,” Van Harten stated.

“These are high-profile circumstances once they do come up, and a matter of nice public curiosity.”

The decide stated he might want to know “whether or not he presents an actual hazard to the general public . . . or whether or not, as he places it within the report, ‘(he was) duped into what he did.’ ”

Hussein, 20, pleaded responsible in Calgary Court docket of Justice on Dec. 1 to a cost of facilitating a terrorist exercise.

Brown, studying from a press release of agreed information on the time, informed Van Harten that following Hussein’s arrest final June 15, police searched his residence and automobile.

Police search discovered directions for methods to construct makeshift bomb

Among the many gadgets seized, Brown stated, was a “pocket book containing handwritten notes with step-by-step directions for making an improvised explosive machine.”

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Brown stated investigators then consulted with the RCMP explosive disposal unit and the hint proof chemistry group of RCMP Nationwide Forensic Laboratory Companies.

That session “decided that the handwritten directions situated within the accused’s room gave the impression to be a viable and correct means for the creation of a selfmade explosive, as was the outline within the directions to manufacture a detonator,” Brown stated.

The agreed information, signed by Hussein and Hepner, additionally famous the offender “used his Telegram account to ship an unknown consumer an ISIS video that defined methods to make a bomb at residence.”

“The consumer responded asking in regards to the measurement of the explosion, and the accused stated it was like a grenade. The directions within the ISIS video matched the handwritten directions that had been seized from the accused’s bed room.”

Brown additionally informed Van Harten that on Could 14, Hussein “knowingly facilitated terrorist exercise by posting an ISIS recruitment video to TikTok.”

Among the many feedback Hussein’s video generated was one consumer stating: “Beheading and killing infidel troopers is permitted in fight. So is enslaving the kuffar (disbeliever) soldier ladies,” the prosecutor stated.

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An RCMP knowledgeable on extremism “decided that the video was produced by al-Risalah Media, an extremist supporting media entrance,” Brown informed courtroom.

Hussein additionally spoke of concentrating on members of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood.

On June 1, he posted in a chat on Snapchat: “Tomorrow my mission begins. It’s Delight month. I’ve been ready,” Brown stated. “The accused then referenced two various kinds of explosive units.”

Hussein, who stays in custody, will face his sentencing listening to April 24.

KMartin@postmedia.com

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