MONTREAL – A Montreal teen convicted on two terrorism-related charges has been handed a three-year sentence.
He was found guilty in December on two charges: committing a robbery in association with a terror organization and planning to leave Canada to participate in the activities of a terrorist group abroad – the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
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Despite some concerns, youth court Judge Dominique Wilhelmy agreed to a joint suggestion of 24 months of supervised detention, comprised of 16 months behind bars and eight months in the community.
That is to be followed by 12 months probation.
The case stems from an October 2014 convenience store robbery linked to the accused’s plan to go to Syria to take part in the conflict there.
Reports filed by experts suggest the teen, who cannot be named, has made strides to break free of radical thought.
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