Upgrade to Charge Against Man With Al-qaida Ties as Punishment for Alleged Terrorism

Upgrade to Charge Against Man With Al-qaida Ties as Punishment for Alleged Terrorism
Signage at RCMP headquarters in Montreal, on March 7, 2024. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
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A federal prosecutor has announced he will invoke a little-used provision on terrorism in the Criminal Code that would allow a man with al-Qaida ties to be sentenced to life in prison for allegedly uttering threats.

Prosecutor Samuel Monfette-Tessier told a Montreal courtroom on Monday that he’s upgrading the charge against Mohamed Abdullah Warsame using Section 83.27 of the code. The maximum sentence for uttering threats is usually five years, the prosecutor said, but now if the accused is convicted he could spend life in prison.