Hearing delayed for Montreal man linked to suspected terrorism
Ismael Habib was arrested last week in Gatineau on charges including criminal harassment, forging documents
A Montreal man suspected of planning a terrorist act will have to wait one more day for a bail hearing.
Ismael Habib made a brief court appearance in Montreal late this afternoon, but the hearing was delayed until Friday.
The 28-year-old was arrested in Gatineau last week, and charged with criminal harassment, uttering threats, and forging documents. Habib is expected to find out Friday if he will be released on bail for those charges.
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Friday's hearing will also address a police request for a peace bond, a preventative measure that allows the court to restrict a person's movements – if it believes there's enough proof that the individual may be planning a terrorist act.
Habib faces no terrorism charges, but the RCMP has reason to suspect he may be planning a terrorist act.
Before Bill C-51, the former Conservative government's anti-terrorism legislation which became law last June, warrants could be issued for the arrest of a person who "will commit" a terrorism-related offence.
Now warrants can be issued for a person who "may" commit an act of terrorism.
The RCMP also confiscated Habib's passport.