Shareef Abdelhaleem has whined a lot about not having unlimited internet and being allowed only a single device granted day parole 10 months ago, records say
Abdelhaleem was the last to be convicted. In 2011, he was named a “key architect” of the bomb plot, convicted on terrorism charges, and received a life sentence without chance of parole for 10 years.Article content
He hasn’t caused security or safety concerns — either over crime or with COVID compliance. He completed a program for parolees, where his involvement was “limited, but adequate.” He continues with de-radicalization counselling because of his radical jihadi past. “The Board has considered the technology available at the time of your offences and the one in place today that could be used by terrorist groups. As such, the Board is of the opinion that your Internet usage and communication must be monitored,” the board said.
Continuing to allow him only one device, according to his complaint filed with the parole board, “was more aimed at making the surveillance more convenient for Correctional Service of Canada as opposed to addressing legitimate concerns about public safety.”The board noted that technology and its use has changed since Abdelhaleem was involved in his terrorism conspiracy. Mobile phones, encrypted communications, and internet radicalization are now an important part of the terrorist playbook.
“Everyone has a reasonable expectation of privacy in the contents of their devices, and as a parolee, you have a reduced expectation of privacy,” the parole board’s appeal division panel said in a decision released this week.
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