BRAMPTON, Ont. – A man charged with a terrorism related offence was denied bail today in court in Brampton, Ont.
Kevin Mohamed, 23, will have to remain behind bars but details of the decision are covered by a publication ban.
Mohamed, a former engineering student, was detained last month out of fear he might commit a terrorist act.
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RCMP then charged him with participating in, or contributing to, the activities of a terrorist group over a two-year period.
Police allege Mohamed committed the offences in Ontario – including in Whitby, Mississauga and Waterloo – between April 24, 2014 to March 25, 2016.
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RCMP say the arrest followed an investigation dubbed “Project Swap” that began last August.
They say Mohamed travelled to Turkey in April 2014 to join Jabhat Al-Nusra, a listed terrorist entity in Canada.
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