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Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges tied to ISIS
Jamal Borhot was convicted of three terrorism counts for joining ISIS in 2013, participating in violence, recruiting, and using firearms with intent to kill, a judge ruled.
- On Monday, Justice Corina Dario, Court of King's Bench judge, found Jamal Borhot, 35, guilty of three counts of participation in a terrorist group and said he willingly joined an Islamic State group over a decade ago.
- Traveling via Turkey, Jamal Borhot entered Syria in 2013 to fight for ISIS with his cousin Hussein Borhot, who was sentenced to 12 years in May 2022.
- The judge detailed recruitment, violence and administrative work, noting Borhot used firearms intending to kill non-Muslims and was imprisoned by ISIS for stealing medication.
- Borhot was taken into custody after court despite Pawel Milczarek asking he remain free until Jan. 16, with Justice Corina Dario saying `Based on the gravity of the offence it would undermine the administration of justice at this point to not revoke bail`.
- It's the latest step in a five-year legal odyssey after Mounties charged Borhot in 2020, with Kent Brown saying Borhot faces up to 10 years per charge, while Pawel Milczarek said the family is devastated.
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Calgary Man Found Guilty of Three Terrorism-Related Charges Tied to ISIS
An Alberta judge said a man who willingly joined an Islamic State group in the Middle East over a decade ago knew what he was doing and found him guilty Monday of three counts of participation in a terrorist group. Jamal Borhot, who is now 35, was convicted after being charged with travelling to Syria in 2013 to assist in the terrorist activities of ISIS. “The accused knew he was part of a terrorist organization and knew their goals,” Justice Co…
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