A Toronto man is facing a number of terrorism-related charges linked to ISIS alongside dozens of other criminal charges related to violent offences in the GTA that police say targeted women and members of the Jewish community.
The RCMP confirmed the arrest of the suspect in a news release issued on Friday morning, noting that the offences occurred between June 17 and Aug. 17 of this year.
They say that the suspect is facing seven terrorism-related offences, including allegations that he conspired to commit murder “for the benefit of, at the direction of or in association with a terrorist group.”
It is also alleged that the suspect made himself available “to facilitate or commit a terrorism offence or an act or omission outside Canada” and provided property, specifically social media accounts, while knowing “it would be used by or would benefit a terrorist group, namely ISIS.”
Moments after the RCMP confirmed Khan’s arrest on Friday morning, the Toronto Police Service and Peel Regional Police published their own news releases detailing the results of a joint separate investigation which they said predated the RCMP’s investigation.
Those offences included kidnapping, attempted kidnapping with firearms, conspiracy to commit sexual assault and hostage taking, police said.
Khan is among three suspects facing a combined 79 charges in that investigation.
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