The Court of King’s Bench sentenced a Calgary man who left Canada and joined ISIS in the Middle East to 16 years in jail following a conviction on terrorism charges.
Jamal Borhot, 35, was found guilty in December 2025 on three counts of participating in a terrorist group. Canada listed ISIS, also known as Islamic State, as a terrorist entity in 2012.
Justice Corina Dario called terrorism “the most vile form of criminal conduct,” as she sentenced Borhot on Feb. 4.
Dario said the sentence must “send a clear and unmistakable message that terrorism is reprehensible,” she said, adding that the sentence must also show that those who engage in terrorism will “pay a heavy, substantial price.”…