(Ottawa) The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear the call of Raed Jaser, found guilty of having fomented a conspiracy aimed at committing the murder of unknown people for the benefit of a terrorist group.
This is the last twist of a judicial saga that started 12 years ago with charges against Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier for planning attacks, including the sabotage of a passenger train from Via Rail.
The crown alleged that Jaser and Esseghaier had agreed to kill Canadian citizens to force Canada to withdraw its armed forces from Afghanistan.
The proof of the crown was mainly based on intercepted communications and on the testimony of an infiltrated agent of the American FBI, responsible for binding friends with Esseghaier.
The jury could not make a verdict to chat concerning the accusation of railroads, but declared it guilty of three other infractions related to terrorism.
The Supreme Court, in accordance with its usual practice, has not exposed the reasons for its refusal to examine the case of chatting.