Via Rail Terror Plot
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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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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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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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Judge says further mental assessment in Via terror case ‘complicated’ issueA Toronto judge said he needed more time to consider whether a further mental health assessment was necessary for a man found guilty in a terror plot to derail a passenger train.Jul 17, 2015
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Crown asks for fitness assessment of man convicted in Via Rail terror plotThe Crown is asking for an assessment to determine whether a man convicted of plotting to derail a passenger train is fit to be sentenced.CanadaJul 16, 2015
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Man convicted of plotting to derail Via train removed from Toronto courtroomA man convicted of plotting to derail a passenger train was removed from court after he lay down in the prisoner dock to protest the "lies" of a psychiatrist who testified the man was schizophrenic.CanadaJul 14, 2015
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Sentencing hearing continues in Via Rail terror case in TorontoA sentencing hearing continues today for two men convicted of terrorism in a case involving a plot to derail a passenger train travelling between Canada and the U.S.CrimeJul 14, 2015
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Man found guilty in Via Rail plot motivated by drug addiction, court hearsA doctor who conducted a psychiatric assessment on a man found guilty of terrorism charges in a plot to derail a passenger train says Raed Jaser was motivated by a severe drug addiction.CanadaJul 13, 2015
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