A Montreal woman has become the first person in Canada to be convicted of providing family support to a terrorist entity as a spouse. She was sentenced to one day in custody after receiving credit for 110 days she served in pre-trial detention.
Oumaima Chouay, 29, plead guilty to one count of participating in the activities of a terrorist group, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
An agreed statement of facts filed with the Court of Quebec says Chouay admitted to travelling to Syria nearly a decade ago to join the ranks of ISIS, “knowing that her expected role would include marrying an ISIS fighter and raising children under the ISIS doctrine.”…