Officials from the Canada Border Services Agency were not aware that a man who is now facing terror charges was allegedly featured in an ISIS video when his immigration application was approved.
Mostafa Eldidi and his father, Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, appear virtually in court on Aug. 1, 2024. Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi, 62, and his son Mostafa Eldidi, 26, were arrested in Richmond Hill, Ont., and face nine terrorism charges including conspiracy to commit murder on behalf of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
The elder Eldidi has been the subject of particular scrutiny after Global News reported that he allegedly appeared in an ISIS video in 2015, and still went on to obtain Canadian citizenship.During questioning by opposition members of the committee, Ted Gallivan, executive vice-president of the Canada Border Services Agency, said the agency obtained the video on the dark web after seeing media reports.
The timeline provided by the federal government suggests there were risk indicators flagged on the father's immigration file, though no details about the nature of those risks have been disclosed. However, LeBlanc said he was "satisfied" that the government acted when it became aware that the men posed a threat. LeBlanc said CSIS became aware of the threat posed by the two men in June and the minister was briefed on July 24.
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