US EditionUpgrade to charge against man with al-Qaida ties as punishment for alleged terrorism
MONTREAL, CANADA, JUL 7 – Mohamed Abdullah Warsame faces a terrorism charge upgrade that could lead to life imprisonment for threatening to bomb Montreal public transit, marking a first use of this Criminal Code section in Quebec.
- Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, a 51-year-old Canadian with al-Qaida ties, was charged last month in Montreal with terrorism for uttering threats to bomb public transit.
- Warsame pleaded guilty in 2009 in Minnesota to providing material support to al-Qaida after traveling to Afghanistan in 2000 and meeting Osama bin Laden.
- A federal prosecutor upgraded Warsame's charge using Section 83.27 of the Criminal Code, which could allow a life sentence for his alleged terrorist threats.
- Prosecutor Samuel Monfette-Tessier stated that the offense of uttering threats has now been classified under terrorism charges, marking the first occasion this legal provision has been applied in Quebec.
- This charge upgrade suggests that similar offences in Quebec may face more severe penalties under the Criminal Code's terrorism provisions.
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Al-Qaeda-connected man who allegedly threatened Montreal bomb attack charged with terrorism
Mohamed Abdullah Warsame, 51, was charged last month after allegedly telling an employee at a Montreal homeless shelter that he wanted to build bombs and detonate them on public transit. A federal Crown prosecutor has now upgraded a charge of uttering threats to a terrorism offence.
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Federal Attorney Samuel Monfette-Tessier invoked section 83.27 of the Criminal Code on Monday.
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