The Public Prosecution Service of Canada announced that Chiheb Esseghaier, 33, and Raed Jaser, 37, were sentenced in Ontario Superior Court to life imprisonment for conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of a terrorist group, contrary to s. 83.2 of the Criminal Code. The full release is available online. Call 613-954-7803.
The Ontario Court of Appeal released its decision today on the conviction appeal for Asad Ansari who participated in the activities of a terrorist group commonly referred to as the “Toronto 18”. The Court upheld the June 23, 2010 conviction on a terrorism offence, namely participating in the activities of a terrorist group contrary to … Read more
The Director of Public Prosecutions, Brian Saunders, announced the tabling in Parliament of the Public Prosecution Service of Canada Annual Report 2014-2015, covering the period from April 1, 2014, to March 31, 2015. In 2014-2015, the PPSC worked on 79,987 files. This includes 47,521 files opened during the year and 32,466 carried over from previous years. … Read more
The Public Prosecutions Service of Canada announced that Dean Del Mastro and Richard McCarthy were sentenced in the Ontario Court of Justice in Peterborough for committing offences under the Canada Elections Act during the 2008 federal general election, in the electoral district of Peterborough. Del Mastro was sentenced to one month in jail, four months of house … Read more
In Ontario Superior Court, a jury found Chiheb Esseghaier, 32, and Raed Jaser, 37, guilty of terrorism charges, including conspiring to murder persons unknown for the benefit of a terrorist group, contrary to s. 83.2 of the Criminal Code. This offence carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment. More information is available online. Call 613-957-8680.
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada issued a release saying that Eric Dejaeger, 67, was sentenced in the Nunavut Court of Justice to 19 years in prison for sex crimes against children. He was found guilty on Sept. 12, 2014, of 31 counts of sexual offences against children and one count of bestiality. Most of the crimes were committed … Read more
Michael Sona was sentenced in the Ontario Court of Justice, in Guelph, Ont., to nine months in prison plus 12 months of probation, for committing an offence under the Canada Elections Act. Sona was charged on April 2, 2013, with wilfully preventing or endeavouring to prevent an elector, in Guelph, from voting in the 2011 federal general election, … Read more
The formal transfer of the Commissioner of Canada Elections from Elections Canada to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) has officially taken place, following an Order in Council that fixed Oct. 1, 2014 as the date that applicable sections of the Canada Elections Act came into force. A statement of principles was jointly approved by the Commissioner of Canada Elections, Yves Cote, … Read more
Hiva Mohammed Alizadeh, 34, pleaded guilty in Ontario Superior Court to making or having in his possession an explosive substance with intent to endanger life or cause serious damage to property, for the benefit of a terrorist group, contrary to s. 83.2 of the Criminal Code. He was sentenced to 24 years in prison, less credit … Read more
The Public Prosecution Service of Canada published the PPSC Deskbook, a policy manual that sets out the guiding principles which all federal prosecutors must follow. It is the primary mechanism by which the Attorney General of Canada and the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) provide guidance to Crown counsel regarding the manner in which they … Read more
