Convicted Terrorist Said Namouh Still Poses Risk of Violent Extremism: Parole Board
An artist's rendition shows Said Namouh sitting in the defendant's box at the courthouse in Montreal, on Feb. 17, 2010. The Canadian Press/Delphine Bergeron
A Quebec man convicted in 2009 of plotting international terrorist attacks with a group tied to al-Qaida has been denied parole.
The Parole Board of Canada concluded Dec. 9 that Said Namouh still poses a risk that he will violently reoffend for ideological reasons if he is released.