A Quebec man convicted in 2009 of plotting international terrorist attacks with a group tied to al-Qaida has been denied parole.
The Parole Board of Canada concluded Dec. 9 that Said Namouh still poses a risk that he will violently reoffend for ideological reasons if he is released.
Namouh, 52, was handed a life sentence in 2010 for four terrorism-related charges in connection with a vaguely defined plan to bomb targets in Germany and Austria.
The Moroccan-born man was involved in an organization called the Global Islamic Media Front, and conspired with its members to set off an explosive in a public place.
The parole board decision notes that a 2022 psychological assessment found Namouh showed few signs of deradicalization and posed a continued risk to violently reoffend for political or religious reasons….