US EditionCalgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges tied to ISIS
Jamal Borhot was convicted for joining ISIS in Syria, performing leadership roles, and recruiting others, ending a five-year investigation and trial, Calgary court records show.
- On Monday, Calgary Justice Corina Dario found Jamal Borhot guilty of three counts of participation in a terrorist group at the Calgary Courts Centre.
- Prosecutors say Borhot travelled to Syria via Frankfurt and Istanbul before joining one of three groups—al Nusra Front, ISIS or al-Qaida—in Turkey, where he trained and fought.
- The Crown described Borhot’s leadership and recruitment activity, presenting evidence of administrative duties and Facebook communications, while Justice Dario found he knowingly supported the Islamic State.
- His trial began in April 2024, lasted 40 days, and included closed-door sessions for national-security reasons, closing a five-year legal odyssey that followed charges in 2020 and Hussein Borhot’s 12-year sentence.
- Large parts of the trial were closed for national-security reasons, with the defence delay application rejected as proceedings at Calgary Courts Centre balanced secrecy and transparency.
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Calgary man found guilty on three counts of participating in terrorist activities
Five years after he was first arrested, a Calgary man accused of travelling to Syria to fight with the Islamic State has been found guilty on three counts of participating in terrorist activities.
Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges
A Calgary judge has found Jamal Borhot guilty of three counts of participation in a terrorist group relating to activities in the Middle East over a decade ago. Borhot was convicted after being charged with travelling to Syria in 2013 to assist in the terrorist activities of ISIS. Calgary Justice Corina Dario told Borhat he […]
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — An Alberta judge stated that a man who voluntarily joined an Islamic State group in the Middle East more than 10 years ago was aware of his actions and found him guilty on Monday of three counts of involvement in a terrorist organization. Jamal Borhot, now 35 years old, was convicted after being accused of having returned to Syria in 2013 to participate in terrorist activities of the Islamic State (IS) group. "The accu…
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