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Complot contre VIA Rail: Raed Jaser était motivé par sa dépendance à la drogue

Complot contre VIA Rail: motivé par la drogue
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TORONTO — Le médecin qui a réalisé une évaluation psychiatrique de Raed Jaser, l'un des deux hommes reconnus coupables d'avoir comploté pour faire dérailler un train de passagers de VIA Rail entre New York et Toronto au profit d'un groupe terroriste, a affirmé que celui-ci était motivé par une forte dépendance à la drogue.

Le Dr Jess Ghannam a expliqué au tribunal de Toronto que Raed Jaser, 37 ans, ne présentait pas d'idéologie islamiste cohérente, mais qu'il trompait les gens parce qu'il tentait désespérément de continuer à se droguer.

Il a également fait valoir que Jaser était un bon candidat à la réhabilitation.

Le Dr Ghannam, qui se spécialise dans les cas de terrorisme, a mené des entrevues avec les parents, le frère, la femme et la belle-soeur de l'accusé pour produire son évaluation psychiatrique.

Son témoignage a été entendu au cours de l'audience pour la détermination de la peine de Raed Jaser.

M. Jaser et son coaccusé, Chiheb Esseghaier, ont été reconnus coupables en mars dernier de complot au profit d'un groupe terroriste en vue de commettre un meurtre, un crime dont la peine maximale est la prison à vie.

Ils ont également été reconnus coupables de six autre chefs d'accusations liés au terrorisme.

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Alleged Canadian Terror Plot
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Chiheb Esseghaier, one of two suspects accused of plotting with al-Qaeda in Iran to derail a train in Canada, arrives at Buttonville Airport just north of Toronto, on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Canadian investigators say Raed Jaser, 35, and his suspected accomplice Esseghaier, 30, received \"directions and guidance\" from members of al-Qaeda in Iran. In a brief court appearance in Montreal Tuesday, Esseghaier declined to be represented by a court-appointed lawyer. He made a brief statement in French in which he called the allegations against him unfair. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)
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John Norris, the attorney for accused Raed Jaser scrums with the media at Toronto\'s Old City Hall court house. (credit:Tara Walton/Toronto Star via Getty Images)
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In this courtroom sketch, Chiheb Esseghaier appears in court in Montreal on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Esseghaier, 30, and Raed Jaser, 35, were arrested and charged Monday in what the RCMP said was the first known al-Qaeda terror plot in Canada. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, MHP)
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Family members of Raed Jaser leave court in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Jaser, a man accused with another man of plotting to derail a train in Canada with support from al-Qaida elements in Iran made a brief court appearance and was told to appear in court again next month. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn)
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Chiheb Esseghaier, one of two suspects accused of plotting with al-Qaida in Iran to derail a train in Canada, arrives at Buttonville Airport just north of Toronto, on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Canadian investigators say Raed Jaser, 35, and his suspected accomplice Esseghaier, 30, received \"directions and guidance\" from members of al-Qaida in Iran. In a brief court appearance in Montreal Tuesday, Esseghaier declined to be represented by a court-appointed lawyer. He made a brief statement in French in which he called the allegations against him unfair. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Frank Gunn)
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Chiheb Esseghaier, one of two men accused of plotting a terror attack on rail target, is led off a plane by an Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officer at Buttonville Airport just north of Toronto on Tuesday April 23, 2013. Canadian investigators say Raed Jaser, 35, and his suspected accomplice Esseghaier, 30, received \"directions and guidance\" from members of al-Qaeda in Iran. In a brief court appearance in Montreal Tuesday, Esseghaier declined to be represented by a court-appointed lawyer. He made a brief statement in French in which he called the allegations against him unfair. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)
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Chiheb Esseghaier is taken off an airplane at Buttonville Airport in Markham, Ont. on Monday April 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/CTV News - Ted Brooks)
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John Norris, the lawyer for Raed Jaser, one of the two men accused of plotting a terror attack on a Canadian rail target, leaves court in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Jaser, 35, was charged in Toronto Tuesday in an alleged al-Qaeda supported terror plot to attack a Via passenger train. His suspected accomplice Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, was charged in Montreal. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young)
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Mohammed Jaser, father of Raed Jaser, leaves court in Toronto on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Raed Jaser is accused with another man of plotting to derail a train in Canada with support from al-Qaeda elements in Iran. Raed Jaser had a brief court appearance and was told to appear in court again next month. (credit:Frank Gunn/CP)
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Security officials check a man at a courthouse in Montreal on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Reed Jaser, one of two men accused of plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaida elements in Iran, made a brief court appearance Tuesday but did not enter a plea. Canadian investigators say Jaser, 35, and his suspected accomplice Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, received directions and guidance from members of al-Qaida. The case prompted an immediate response from Iran, which denied any involvement and said groups such as al-Qaida do not share Irans ideology. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
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Security officials check a man at a courthouse in Montreal on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. Reed Jaser, one of two men accused of plotting a terrorist attack against a Canadian passenger train with support from al-Qaeda elements in Iran, made a brief court appearance Tuesday but did not enter a plea. Canadian investigators say Jaser, 35, and his suspected accomplice Chiheb Esseghaier, 30, received directions and guidance from members of al-Qaeda . The case prompted an immediate response from Iran, which denied any involvement and said groups such as al-Qaeda do not share Iran\'s ideology. (credit:AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Ryan Remiorz)
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An RCMP officer shakes hands to what appears to be pilots after a transfer of a terror suspect at Buttonville Airport, April 22, 2013. (credit:(Andrew Francis Wallace/Toronto Star via Getty Images))
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A Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer pats a colleague on the back before a press conference in Toronto as the RCMP announce the arrest of two men accused of plotting a terror attack on rail target on Monday April 22, 2013. (credit:(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young))
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RCMP officers stand outside the Toronto home of one of the two men accused of plotting a terror attack on a rail target, on Monday April 22, 2013. (credit:THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young)
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Officers from various law enforcement agencies including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Peel Regional Police, and Surete du Quebec gather at a press conference in Toronto, Monday, April 22, 2013 as the RCMP announce the arrest of two men accused of plotting a terror attack on rail target on Monday April 22, 2013. (credit:(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young))
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Officers from various law enforcement agencies including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Peel Regional Police, and Surete du Quebec gather at a news conference in Toronto on Monday, April 22, 2013, as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announce the arrest of two men accused of plotting a terror attack on a rail target. (credit:(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young))
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Royal Canadian Mounted Police Sgt. Laporte walks with Mohammad Shaied Sheikh of the Masjid el Noor Mosque before attending a news conference in Toronto, Monday, April 22, 2013, as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announce the arrest of two men accused of plotting a terror attack on rail target. (credit: (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young))
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Representatives of Toronto\'s Islamic community attend a news conference in Toronto as the Royal Canadian Mounted Police announce the arrest of two men accused of plotting a terror attack on rail target, in Toronto, Monday April 22, 2013. (credit:(AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Chris Young))

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