Following Entry Posted 6/23/2008 11:45:00 AM

Canadian Terror Trial Starts Today

(Ottawa) Under a brand new, post-9/11 anti-terrorism law, a Canadian federal court will try a defendant, starting today.

Software designer Momin Khawaja, 29, is accused of conspiring in an Islamic plot to bomb targets in Britain.

"The question is whether Canada can mount a complex anti-terrorism case," said Wesley Wark, a University of Ottawa expert in security issues.

"Not only whether it can mount a successful case, but also whether it can be a fair trial -- because that's also something Canadians are going to be concerned about."

Khawaja faces seven terrorism counts in Ontario Superior Court.

This will give everybody a chance to see whether the Canadians can do as well in prosecuting terrorists as the Brits and the U.S.

Heh.
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