B.C. woman who married ISIS fighter released on bail

A B.C. woman who married an ISIS fighter was in a Chilliwack court Thursday for a bail hearing.

Kimberly Polman was one of the two Canadian women removed from detention camps in northeast Syria for foreign ISIS members and their families in a release facilitated by the federal government.

She will be released on recognizance and will be residing with her sister in Chilliwack.

Polman will be electronically monitored and on a curfew, from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. She will be checked on frequently, in person, by a bail supervisor. All access to electronic devices is prohibited and she is also prohibited from driving any motorized vehicle.

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Polman was one of two women captured in Syria during the fight against the so-called Islamic State, and was arrested by the RCMP early Wednesday after their flight landed in Montreal.

Oumaima Chouay, 27, appeared in court in Montreal on Wednesday. She was charged with four terrorism offences, including leaving Canada to participate in the activity of a terrorist group.

Polman, from Abbotsford, B.C., was also arrested, but not charged. Instead, RCMP are seeking a terrorism peace bond against her.

Polman left Canada to marry an ISIS fighter she met online, but has said she quickly became disillusioned and was mistreated by both her husband and ISIS.

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“The two women who returned this week were struggling with serious medical issues in the camps, so Canada did the right thing bringing them back when they did,” said Prof. Amaranth Amarasingam of Queen’s University.

A copy of the peace bond application obtained by Global News alleges that police have reasonable grounds to believe Polman “may commit a terrorism offence.”

It asked the court to impose restrictions on her for 12 months.

Her next court appearance will be on Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m.

— With files from Stewart Bell