Toronto 18 ringleader ordered detained until end of sentence
A ringleader of the so-called Toronto 18 terror cell continues to minimize his role in the deadly plot and can’t guarantee he has the support to manage his return to society, officials said in upholding an order for his detention.
The Parole Board of Canada said in a recent decision that not enough has changed to justify revoking an order to detain Fahim Ahmad until the end of his sentence.
“The minimization, equivocation, and continued attempts to deceive and manipulate do not allow the board to conclude that there has been any, let alone sufficient, change in your risk in the last year to do other than confirm the detention order,” the two-member panel wrote.
“The board also notes that the proposed plan to support your release and manage the risk you present in the community is not even certain to come into being,” it wrote, noting there was no agreement on funding for the plan and no backup plan in case it fell through.