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O 222051Z MAY 09
FM AMCONSUL TORONTO
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 2821
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UNCLAS TORONTO 000106 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O.12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV PHUM PINR PTER CA
SUBJECT: FIRST SENTENCE FROM "TORONTO 18"-- 2.5 YEARS, TIME SERVED 
 
Ref:  (A) 08 Toronto 85 (B) 08 Toronto 286 
 
¶1. (U) On May 22, an Ontario Superior Court sentenced the first man 
convicted in the "Toronto 18" terror plot to two and a half years in 
prison and 3 years probation.  The Toronto-area man, who has already 
been in police custody for three years, was credited for time served 
and is expected to be released soon. 
 
¶2. (U) The man, who was a minor at the time of arrest and has not 
been identified publicly, was arrested as part of the "Toronto 18" 
terrorist plot in 2005.  The group was accused of planning a series 
of bombings in Toronto and a raid on Parliament Hill.  In March 
2008, he was the first of the "Toronto 18" suspects to be tried.  He 
pled not guilty but in September 2008 an Ontario Superior Court 
found him guilty of taking part in a terrorist organization, making 
this the first conviction under Canada's Anti-Terrorism Act. 
 
¶3. (U) Other terms of the sentence include submitting a DNA sample 
and a 10-year weapons ban.  He has also been ordered not to apply 
for a passport.  The court still has to rule when it intends to 
release his name, since he was tried as an adult.  Saad Khalid, who 
pled guilty to his involvement in the "Toronto 18" group, is 
expected to be sentenced in June.  Charges were dropped against 
seven of the original 18.  The nine remaining suspects in the case 
await trial. 
 
 
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