TORONTO — A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto with his son is now also facing multiple war crimes charges.
The RCMP say 62-year-old Ahmed Eldidi — who was arrested along with his son earlier this year for alleged terrorism offences — faces four war crimes charges, including murder, mutilation and torture against a protected person in a"non-international armed conflict."The RCMP say it's the first national security investigation where war crimes charges have been laid in Canada.
Eldidi and his son, 26-year-old Mostafa Eldidi, were arrested in Richmond Hill, Ont., in July on nine terrorism charges, including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The RCMP had said at the time that the two men were in the advanced stages of planning a"serious, violent attack" in Toronto.This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2024.
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