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Money well spent or clear conflict of interest? This can become simply a business transaction for some, at the expense of truth and justice. There are many examples of the FBI walking away from cases and even some they were working joint with the RCMP. These particular situations might be the reason why...
This is Canadian justice, would it fly in America? Be weary of what the Canadian security apparatus touts as truth. We all want to be safe, but we also all want to see justice rendered properly and legitimately.
A star informant resurfaces
A star informant resurfaces - Macleans.ca
A Muslim businessman who was paid more than $4 million to help the RCMP bust a group of Toronto terrorists showed his face for the first time today, testifying against one of the suspects he famously double-crossed.
It was the stuff of courtroom drama: after more than three years in hiding, Shaher Elsohemy resurfaced through the back door of a Brampton, Ont., courtroom, escorted by two plainclothes security officials. The man on trial—34-year-old Shareef Abdelhaleem—stared at his old “friend” as he strolled to the witness stand, but Elsohemy never looked back. He simply spelled his name for the clerk, took off his trench coat, and proceeded to explain his covert role in the country’s largest-ever anti-terror bust.
Although the suspects have been dubbed the “Toronto 18,” Elsohemy is connected to only four of them: the core group accused of planning a triple bomb attack on Canadian soil (the others, though charged with terrorism crimes, were not involved in the bomb conspiracy). Elsohemy infiltrated the inner circle, shared their deadly plans with police, and helped purchase what the group thought was three tonnes of explosive fertilizer. When the delivery truck arrived, the cops moved in—and Elsohemy vanished into the witness protection program.
As first reported in Maclean’s, the Mounties’ prized informant was paid handsomely for his undercover assistance: cash, cars and homes for himself, his wife, his daughter, his parents and his two brothers, all of whom abandoned their former identities in the name of national security and are now living at an undisclosed location. The multi-million-dollar deal included a “pure award” of $500,000 for Elsohemy, $900,000 for a house, $50,000 to pay off his debts, and $40,000 for his wife’s dental bills.
This is Canadian justice, would it fly in America? Be weary of what the Canadian security apparatus touts as truth. We all want to be safe, but we also all want to see justice rendered properly and legitimately.
A star informant resurfaces
A star informant resurfaces - Macleans.ca
A Muslim businessman who was paid more than $4 million to help the RCMP bust a group of Toronto terrorists showed his face for the first time today, testifying against one of the suspects he famously double-crossed.
It was the stuff of courtroom drama: after more than three years in hiding, Shaher Elsohemy resurfaced through the back door of a Brampton, Ont., courtroom, escorted by two plainclothes security officials. The man on trial—34-year-old Shareef Abdelhaleem—stared at his old “friend” as he strolled to the witness stand, but Elsohemy never looked back. He simply spelled his name for the clerk, took off his trench coat, and proceeded to explain his covert role in the country’s largest-ever anti-terror bust.
Although the suspects have been dubbed the “Toronto 18,” Elsohemy is connected to only four of them: the core group accused of planning a triple bomb attack on Canadian soil (the others, though charged with terrorism crimes, were not involved in the bomb conspiracy). Elsohemy infiltrated the inner circle, shared their deadly plans with police, and helped purchase what the group thought was three tonnes of explosive fertilizer. When the delivery truck arrived, the cops moved in—and Elsohemy vanished into the witness protection program.
As first reported in Maclean’s, the Mounties’ prized informant was paid handsomely for his undercover assistance: cash, cars and homes for himself, his wife, his daughter, his parents and his two brothers, all of whom abandoned their former identities in the name of national security and are now living at an undisclosed location. The multi-million-dollar deal included a “pure award” of $500,000 for Elsohemy, $900,000 for a house, $50,000 to pay off his debts, and $40,000 for his wife’s dental bills.
