Raed Jaser's appeal is before the Supreme Court of Canada, stemming from a long-standing case involving charges of plotting attacks, including the sabotage of a Via Rail train. Jaser and co-accused Chiheb Esseghaier were convicted on multiple terrorism charges. The Crown's case relied on intercepted communications and an undercover FBI agent's testimony. While Esseghaier abandoned his appeal, Jaser contests his convictions, which followed a previous ruling that led to a fresh trial based on jury composition errors. The Supreme Court's involvement is the latest in this ongoing legal battle.
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide Thursday whether to hear the appeal of Raed Jaser, who was convicted of planning to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group.
The Crown alleged that Jaser and Esseghaier had agreed to kill Canadian citizens to force Canada to remove its military troops from Afghanistan.
A jury could not reach a verdict for Jaser on the rail plot charge but found him guilty of three other terrorism-related offences: one count of conspiring to commit murder for the benefit of a terrorist group and two counts of participating in the activities of a terrorist group.
In August 2019, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a fresh trial for the men on the grounds that the jury was chosen incorrectly.
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