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Accused terrorist conspirator Misbahuddin Ahmed said Monday that although he knew his alleged accomplice had gathered bomb-making components, he decided to get try to dissuade him from terrorism rather than report him to police.
“I believe he had wrong ideas,” Ahmed told Crown prosecutor Jason Wakely, “but if you can have an interaction, that can change behavior.”
During his third day of cross-examination, Ahmed agreed that he had seen, and briefly worked on, his alleged co-conspirator’s collection of circuit boards, receivers and transmitters — all components of an explosive triggering device.
But Ahmed said he knew nothing about bombmaking and was opposed to his alleged accomplice’s terrorist aims and wanted him to destroy the bomb making paraphernalia.
“It makes no sense you would work on a circuit board and then destroy it,” Wakely told Ahmed.
Ahmed, a 30-year-old former diagnostic imaging technician at The Ottawa Hospital, has pleaded not guilty to three terrorism-related offences: conspiring to facilitate a terrorist activity, participating in the activities of a terrorist group, and possession of an explosive device.
The case against him is based largely on conversations secretly recorded by the RCMP at Ahmed’s and the alleged co-conspirator’s homes and from phone and computer intercepts.
Wakely asked Ahmed why he hadn’t stated clearly his opposition to the activities of the alleged co-conspirator, whose identity is currently protected by a publication ban.
“Why not say, ‘This is wrong . . . this is a sin . .. you have gone down the wrong path.’ You don’t say that.”
“I don’t speak like that,” responded Ahmed. “I had hoped to influence him.”
According to the prosecution, the alleged accomplice was the leader of a trio of conspirators who was keen on facilitating overseas terrorist training for Ahmed and the third man, Khurram Sher.
Ahmed said he had a “vague notion” of visiting Afghanistan to see the situation from “those who were resisting” but denied having any intention of taking terrorist training.
Ahmed, a devout Muslim, has told his jury that he opposes violence, abhors terrorist acts and would do nothing to harm Canada or Canadians.
Sher has already been tried by a judge alone and a verdict is pending.
The Ahmed trial, before a jury, continues.
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“I believe he had wrong ideas,” Ahmed told Crown prosecutor Jason Wakely, “but if you can have an interaction, that can change behavior.”
During his third day of cross-examination, Ahmed agreed that he had seen, and briefly worked on, his alleged co-conspirator’s collection of circuit boards, receivers and transmitters — all components of an explosive triggering device.
But Ahmed said he knew nothing about bombmaking and was opposed to his alleged accomplice’s terrorist aims and wanted him to destroy the bomb making paraphernalia.
“It makes no sense you would work on a circuit board and then destroy it,” Wakely told Ahmed.
Ahmed, a 30-year-old former diagnostic imaging technician at The Ottawa Hospital, has pleaded not guilty to three terrorism-related offences: conspiring to facilitate a terrorist activity, participating in the activities of a terrorist group, and possession of an explosive device.
The case against him is based largely on conversations secretly recorded by the RCMP at Ahmed’s and the alleged co-conspirator’s homes and from phone and computer intercepts.
Wakely asked Ahmed why he hadn’t stated clearly his opposition to the activities of the alleged co-conspirator, whose identity is currently protected by a publication ban.
“Why not say, ‘This is wrong . . . this is a sin . .. you have gone down the wrong path.’ You don’t say that.”
“I don’t speak like that,” responded Ahmed. “I had hoped to influence him.”
According to the prosecution, the alleged accomplice was the leader of a trio of conspirators who was keen on facilitating overseas terrorist training for Ahmed and the third man, Khurram Sher.
Ahmed said he had a “vague notion” of visiting Afghanistan to see the situation from “those who were resisting” but denied having any intention of taking terrorist training.
Ahmed, a devout Muslim, has told his jury that he opposes violence, abhors terrorist acts and would do nothing to harm Canada or Canadians.
Sher has already been tried by a judge alone and a verdict is pending.
The Ahmed trial, before a jury, continues.
ccobb@ottawacitozen.com
twitter.com/chrisicobb
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