Edmonton woman arrested in Germany and charged with online harassment

EDMONTON – An Edmonton woman wanted on multiple Canada-wide warrants for criminal harassment and uttering threats online is now in EPS custody.

Thirty-eight year-old Hana Sakkat was arrested by authorities in Germany. Edmonton police were notified about the arrest on Jan. 18 by police at the Frankfurt International Airport.

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Sakkat is accused of targeting students of a local dance studio with online threats, defamatory comments and anti-Semitic views between Oct. 2013 and Oct. 2014.

Police believe the threatening behaviour continued after she left Canada in May 2014, which led to Interpol becoming involved.

Edmonton police investigators went to Germany and took Sakkat into custody on March 12. She was extradited to Edmonton.

Sakkat is charged with four counts of criminal harassment, five counts of uttering threats, five counts of fraud, and four counts of breach of recognizance.

She will remain in custody until her bail hearing on March 23.