Chiheb Esseghaier
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Via Rail terror case: Jury error does not warrant new trial, Crown arguesFederal lawyers are telling the Supreme Court of Canada it would be a miscarriage of justice to grant a new trial to two men accused of plotting to crash a Via Rail train.CanadaOct 7, 2020
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Via Rail terror case: Supreme Court to decide whether to review new trial decisionIn August last year, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a fresh trial for the men on grounds the jury that convicted them was improperly chosen.CanadaFeb 20, 2020
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Crown asks Supreme Court to review decision to overturn convictions in Via Rail terror plotFederal lawyers say the convictions were overturned on a "highly technical error" in the jury selection process that did not interfere with the fair-trial rights of either man.Nov 19, 2019
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Deportation of terror suspect halted after Ontario court throws out convictionIt was the second time Canadian officials had tried to deport Raed Jaser.CanadaSep 3, 2019
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Men found guilty in Via Rail terror plot win new trial over improper jury selectionAn Ontario appeals court has thrown out the convictions of two men sentenced to life over an alleged al-Qaida-linked plot to attack a Toronto-bound passenger train.CrimeAug 27, 2019
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2 men found guilty in Via Rail terror plot asking for new trial, argue jury improperly selectedThe challenge is expected to be heard in a Toronto court on Tuesday.CrimeFeb 18, 2019
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Via Rail terror plotter to appeal life sentence after undergoing mental health treatmentChiheb Esseghaier is currently serving his time in a British Columbia prison, is taking antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia and says he wishes to appeal his life sentence.CanadaJul 26, 2017
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Convicted Via rail plotter plans to appealA man found guilty of plotting to derail a passenger train between Canada and the U.S. plans to appeal his conviction at Ontario's highest court.CanadaJan 13, 2016
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Via terror trial: Jaser, Esseghaier sentenced to life in prisonRaed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier, found guilty of terrorism and plotting to blow up a Via rail train, were sentenced to life in prison Wednesday afternoon.CanadaSep 23, 2015
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Sentences to be handed down for suspects in Via Rail terror plotA Toronto judge is expected to deliver sentences today for two men found guilty of terrorism charges after being accused of plotting to derail a passenger train.CanadaSep 23, 2015
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