Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Raed Jaser

Mike Faille/National PostRaed Jaser 

Raed Jaser appears in court in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in this artist's sketch. Jaser and Chehib Esseghaier were arrested and charged Monday in what the RCMP said was the first-known al-Qaida terror plot in Canada.

Raed Jaser, 35, arrested in Canada  train terror plot, was  earlier convicted of threatening death in 2001, receiving a sentence of two years’ probation and a $1,000 fine, but  recently  received — a pardon.
http://news.nationalpost.com/2013/04/23/toronto-terrorism-suspect-raed-jaser-had-2001-death-threat-conviction-pardoned/

Mr Jaser is understood to be a United Arab Emirates national of Palestinian origin, though his lawyer points out he is a permanent Canadian resident who has lived there 20 years. Mr Jaser reportedly worked as a customer service agent at a removal firm.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-22269639

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