Canada gives full release to terror plot leader because he Is 'polite and quiet'

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The 'mastermind and chief organizer' of a terrorist plot to bomb three government buildings in Toronto is now roaming the streets after a parole board cited his 'respectful, polite and quiet' demeanor.

Zakaria Amara, now 41, pleaded guilty in 2009 in the Canadian Superior Court of Justice, three years after he planned the extremist attack. A massive police investigation thwarted the plot.

Amara was sentenced to nine years in prison for organizing a training camp for terrorist recruits and to life in prison with no chance of parole for 10 years for plotting to construct a bomb. He was arrested on the day bomb-making materials were delivered to a warehouse.

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He appealed his sentence in 2010, but the court denied it. However, the parole board granted Amara day parole in 2022, a form of conditional release in a supervised residential facility.

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The Parole Board of Canada in Ontario granted Amara full parole on Friday. The written decision, obtained by the Canadian Press, said he no longer showed 'any signs of holding onto extremist beliefs or radical ideologies.'

The board praised Amara for reintegrating into society during day parole, noting that he rehabilitated and demonstrated a 'positive change, both in attitude and in behavior.'

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He will live in his own home, attend a mosque, see family, participate in 'appropriate leisure activities' and work a full-time job, the review stated.

Amara also must continue counseling, financial monitoring and has restrictions on phone and internet use.

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