TORONTO – A Toronto jury is entering its 10th day of deliberations as it considers the fate of two men accused of plotting to derail a passenger train.
The jury has said it has already reached a decision regarding the charges faced by one of the men, but is working to overcome an impasse in their deliberations regarding the second accused.
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The 12-member panel at the trial of Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier yesterday asked if certain testimony from an undercover FBI agent who befriended the pair could be played back to them.
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Jaser and Esseghaier are charged with two counts of conspiracy and two counts of participating in or contributing to a terrorist group. Esseghaier is also facing a fifth terror-related charge.
Esseghaier didn’t participate in his trial because he wanted to be judged by the rules of the Qur’an.
Jaser’s lawyer has argued his client didn’t intend to carry out any terrorist activities, but was only feigning interest as part of an elaborate con to extract money from Esseghaier and the undercover agent.
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