Raed Jaser

• Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of man convicted in Via Rail terror plot

  A jury could not reach a verdict for the man concerning the rail plot charge, but found him guilty of three other terrorism-related offences.

  Crime

  Aug 7, 2025
  
• Via Rail terror case: Supreme Court to decide whether to hear appeal

  It's the latest chapter in a long-running legal saga that began 12 years ago with charges against Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier for plotting attacks.

  Crime

  Aug 6, 2025
  
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• Via Rail terror case: Jury error does not warrant new trial, Crown argues

  Federal 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.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2020
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• Via Rail terror case: Supreme Court to decide whether to review new trial decision

  In 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.

  Canada

  Feb 20, 2020
• Crown asks Supreme Court to review decision to overturn convictions in Via Rail terror plot

  Federal 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
• Men found guilty in Via Rail terror plot win new trial over improper jury selection

  An 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.

  Crime

  Aug 27, 2019
• 2 men found guilty in Via Rail terror plot asking for new trial, argue jury improperly selected

  The challenge is expected to be heard in a Toronto court on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Feb 18, 2019
• Via Rail terror plotter to appeal life sentence after undergoing mental health treatment

  Chiheb 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.

  Canada

  Jul 26, 2017
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• Via terror trial: Jaser, Esseghaier sentenced to life in prison

  Raed 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.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2015
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• Sentences to be handed down for suspects in Via Rail terror plot

  A 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.

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2015