An Islamic convert facing terrorism charges was re-arrested after trying to walk out of his own trial Tuesday – saying simply that “I’m outta here” – after telling the court he wouldn’t recognize Canadian law.
The 20-year-old, who can’t be identified because he was underage at the time of his arrest two years ago, had been released on bail. But he spent last night in jail, and his legal future is unclear.
I have a question here. We have bent and invented a lot of rules for the sake of catching and holding terrorists. Security certificates ensure they can be held for amazingly long periods of time without charge, etc, yet, we still can’t name a 17 year old suspect? Don’t you think the public has a right to know?
A Toronto Muslim preacher told The Globe that the suspect had been coming to Friday prayers, saying that he’d rather return to jail than live in a non-Islamic household.
“He said ‘In jail, I can at least pray,’” Aly Hindy, imam of the Salahuddin Islamic Centre in Scarborough, said in an interview.
“I said ‘Don’t do this!’” Mr. Hindy said. He added that he counselled the young man to pray in secret, but tensions between the suspect and his father had reached a boiling point.
The family did not comment.
Mr. Hindy added that the young man is “confused” and that “lots of young people, they need guidance.” The young man had lately been expressing an interest in circumcising himself, the imam said, consistent with his understanding of what the Prophet Abraham had done.
A self-described Islamic fundamentalist, Mr. Hindy has appeared as a proposed bail surete for a variety of individuals facing national-security-related proceedings. The imam said that nothing in Islam calls for Muslims to disregard the Canadian criminal-justice system.
Another question… How come we haven’t arrested Hindy, if he’s a fundamentalist? And more importantly, why the hell is he allowed to be a surety for other terrorists?
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