By Canadian Press

Calgary man who admitted to participating in terrorism activity to be sentenced

May 26, 2022 | 2:02 AM

CALGARY — A man who admitted to terrorism-related acts with the militant group Islamic State is to be sentenced today in a Calgary courtroom.

Hussein Borhot, who is 36, has pleaded guilty to one count of participating in terrorism group activity between May 9, 2013, and June 7, 2014, as well as to kidnapping for a terrorist group while in Syria.

RCMP arrested him in July 2020 after a seven-year investigation.

An agreed statement of facts read in court last month said Borhot travelled to Syria through Turkey to join the Islamic State. 

The statement said he signed up as a fighter, received substantial training and excelled as a sniper, but did not tell his wife or father before the trip. 

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Court heard that Borhot revealed much of the information to an undercover officer after he returned to Canada. 

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 26, 2022.

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