Canada Terror Watch: Canada Plot Suspect Steven Chand Planned to Behead Stephen Harper, the Prime Minister of Canada

Defence lawyers Donald McLeod (L) and Gary Batasar address the media after a bail hearing at court in Brampton, Ontario on June 6, 2006. McLeod is representing Jahmaal James while Batasar is representing Steven Vikash Chand.

Reuters: Canada plot suspect accused of plan to behead PM

One of 17 men accused of plotting bombings in major Canadian cities and of training militants also faces an allegation that he sought to behead Prime Minister Stephen Harper, his lawyer said on Tuesday.

Steven Chand, 25, was among 15 members of the alleged terrorist ring who appeared in a heavily guarded courtroom north of Toronto to set dates for bail hearings.

The Muslim men, five of them under the age of 18, were arrested on Friday in Canada’s largest counterterrorism operation, and police said more arrests are possible.

Chand’s lawyer, Gary Batasar, said his client faced several serious charges and was concerned that intense media interest in the details of the case in Canada and the United States could jeopardize Chand’s chances of a fair trial.

Allegations include plans for the “storming and bombing of various buildings,” Batasar told reporters.

“There’s an allegation apparently that my client personally indicated that he wanted to behead the prime minister of Canada,” Batasar said.

“It’s a very serious allegation — he’s said nothing about that. My clients retains the right to silence.”

Members of the group are alleged to have considered plans to take hostages and to attack Canada’s parliament in Ottawa, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. building in Toronto and power grids, according to a synopsis of charges Batasar said he saw.

Two Muslim women believed to be family members of the 17 suspected al-Qaeda sympathizers accused of planning bomb attacks, arrive carrying a copy of the Koran for a bail hearing in the Toronto suburb of Brampton, June 6, 2006.
Sounds like a poorly written 24 script.

This is serious business and a wake-up call to Canadians and Americans that we can have NO complacency in the Global War on Terror.

Do you think any of the bleating and moaning about the NSA Surveillance Program will be repeated soon?

Nope……

Mohammhed Abdelhaleen (L), father of Shareef Abdelhaleen, one of the 17 suspected al-Qaeda sympathizers accused of planning bomb attacks, arrives with two burkha clad women, for a bail hearing in the Toronto suburb of Brampton, June 6, 2006.

MSM:

CNN: Lawyer: Government says terror plans included beheading

Washington Post: Charges Against Canadian Terror Suspects Read

New York Times: Details of Canadian Plot Emerge

ASSociated Press: Canada Terror Suspect Charges Made Public

Blogosphere:

Wizbang: Canadian Terror Suspect Accused of Plan to Behead Canadian PM

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