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Montreal Gazette
3 days ago
- Montreal Gazette
Montreal woman convicted of joining ISIS
Montreal Crime In what federal prosecutors are describing as a legal first, a 29-year-old Montreal woman was convicted this week of providing support to a terrorist entity through family support as a spouse. In a communiqué, the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) said that Oumaima Chouay was convicted on Monday, July 21 after admitting to travelling to Syria to join the ranks of Islamic State of Syria and Iraq (ISIS), 'knowing that her expected role would include marrying an ISIS fighter and raising children under the ISIS doctrine.' The PPSC added, however, that Chouay 'is not suspected of having participated directly in terrorist activities, namely actual combat.' Joint submissions on sentencing from the prosecution and defence saw Chouay sentenced Monday to one day of custody, in addition to the 110 days she served in pretrial detention, as well as a three-year probation order. Chouay was also ordered to avoid 'all direct or indirect contact with people and entities associated to extremism,' and she will be required to continue her participation in 'depolarization therapy.' The PPSC wrote that 'independent psychiatric and psychological experts in the field of terrorism evaluated Chouay's progress over the past 30 and a half months and concluded that the risk of recidivism and dangerousness is very low.' It added that the RCMP-led Integrated National Security Enforcement Team 'shared the assessment that she does not present a significant risk to Canadian society.'
CTV News
4 days ago
- CTV News
Quebec woman who left Canada to join ISIS pleads guilty to terrorism offence
A Quebec woman who left Canada to join a terrorist group was sentenced Monday after pleading guilty to a terrorism offence. Oumaima Chouay, 29, pleaded guilty to one count of participating in the activities of a terrorist group — the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Chouay, a mother of two children, is the first person in Canada to be convicted for providing support to a terrorist entity through family support as a spouse, according to the Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC). She had originally been charged with four terrorism-related offences. After a joint submission from the Crown and defence, Chouay was sentenced to a one-day jail sentence, which is in addition to the 110 days she has already served in pre-trial custody. She was also sentenced to three years of probation. The PPSC says she will be required to continue participating in depolarization therapy and avoid all direct and indirect contact with people and groups associated with extremism. Chouay admitted to travelling to Syria to join ISIS, knowing that she would be expected to marry an ISIS fighter and raise children 'under the ISIS doctrine,' according to an agreed statement of facts. She was not suspected of participating in any direct terrorist-related combat activities. Since getting bail in January 2023, she has been under 'strict' conditions, the prosecution service said, which included that she wear a GPS tracking bracelet, refrain from using any form of social media and report to police once a month. A family member also put up $5,000 to ensure her presence in court, and she was forbidden from speaking to several potential witnesses. Depolarization therapy was also part of her bail conditions. Psychiatric and physiological experts in the field of terrorism assessed her progress over the past 30 months and concluded that her risk of reoffending was 'very low.' The RCMP's Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET) also agreed that she does not pose a significant risk to Canadian society. 'The recommended sentence here takes into consideration the early, ongoing, demonstrated and independently evaluated steps Ms. Chouay has taken to demonstrate remorse, take responsibility, commit to fundamental change and a rejection of extremist ideology. This addresses the ultimate goal of protecting the community,' the PPSC's Director of Public Prosecution, George Dolhai, said in a written statement on Monday. Chouay was arrested by the RCMP on Oct. 25, 2022, at Montreal's international airport after arriving from a camp for ISIS detainees in Syria with her two children. She arrived with another Canadian, Kimberly Polman of British Columbia. The RCMP said Chouay had been the subject of an investigation since November 2014 by the force's national security enforcement team. In November 2017, she was taken prisoner by the Syrian Democratic Forces and held with her children at the Roj camp for foreign nationals, in a region recaptured from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. With files from The Canadian Press
Cision Canada
4 days ago
- Politics
- Cision Canada
OUMAIMA CHOUAY SENTENCED FOLLOWING A GUILTY PLEA
, July 21, 2025 /CNW/ - Today, in the Court of Quebec, Oumaima Chouay pleaded guilty to one count of participating in the activities of a terrorist group, namely the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Ms. Chouay is the first person convicted for providing support to a terrorist entity through family support as a spouse. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada (PPSC) and counsel for Ms. Chouay made joint submissions for the sentence. Ms. Chouay was sentenced to a one-day custodial sentence in addition to the 110 days served before pre-trial, and a three-year probation order. In addition to a number of conditions related to her avoiding all direct or indirect contact with people and entities associated to extremism, she will be required to continue her participation in depolarization therapy. In an Agreed Statement of Facts filed with the court, Ms. Chouay admitted to travelling to Syria to join the ranks of ISIS, knowing that her expected role would include marrying an ISIS fighter and raising children under the ISIS doctrine. Ms. Chouay is not suspected of having participated directly in terrorist activities, namely actual combat. In addition to her pre-trial custody, Ms. Chouay has been subject to strict bail conditions since January 2023 and has participated in depolarization therapy. Independent psychiatric and psychological experts in the field of terrorism evaluated Ms. Chouay's progress over the past 30 and a half months and concluded that the risk of recidivism and dangerousness is very low. The Integrated National Security Enforcement Team led by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police share the assessment that she does not present a significant risk to Canadian society. Director of Public Prosecution, George Dolhai, stated: "The recommended sentence here takes into consideration the early, ongoing, demonstrated and independently evaluated steps Ms. Chouay has taken to demonstrate remorse, take responsibility, commit to fundamental change and a rejection of extremist ideology. This addresses the ultimate goal of protecting the community". The Public Prosecution Service of Canada is a national organization responsible for prosecuting offences under federal jurisdiction in a manner that is free of any improper influence and that respects the public interest. The PPSC is also responsible for providing prosecution-related advice to law enforcement agencies across Canada. (Version française disponible)
Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Asst prof post quashed, uncertain days for couple
Ludhiana: Jagmeet Singh and Sukhandeep Kaur were among the brightest and most qualified candidates to have joined Punjab's higher education system in 2021 assistant professor recruitment drive. Both have cracked NET, hold PhDs, and have been immersed in research and teaching for years. In fact, Jagmeet was pursuing Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) at the Central University of Punjab when he landed a job. But today, the couple find themselves staring at a bleak future. "We thought we had stable jobs. We completed our probation last Dec, but the govt never gave us any formal confirmation," Jagmeet, who was posted at Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Govt College in Raikot's Burj Hari Singh, said. He was also deputed to Govt College for Girls here and Govt College in Rara Sahib as physical education faculty during the past three years. Sukhandeep, his wife, also worked on deputation at Govt College for Girls here. Before her appointment through the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC), she was teaching at RIMT University in Mandi Gobindgarh, alongside pursuing research at Kurukshetra University. Like Jagmeet, she had completed her BEd, NET, PhD, and was hopeful of contributing to Punjab's public education system. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like 5 Books Warren Buffett Wants You To Read in 2025 Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo "We were working with complete dedication. We were not looking for jobs elsewhere because we believed this one was secure," she said. But on July 11, the Supreme Court quashed the entire list of 1,158 assistant professor appointments made by PPSC in 2021, citing procedural lapses, including the absence of interviews. The case had been triggered by some guest faculty members, many of whom, Jagmeet and Sukhandeep allege, "do not even meet the minimum eligibility to teach in schools, let alone colleges." "It's shocking that on the petitions of people with questionable eligibility, the jobs of over a thousand qualified teachers were scrapped," Jagmeet said, adding, "None of us had any role in the procedural choices made by the govt or the commission. If interviews were missing, how is that our fault? They can conduct interviews now, why completely ruin our careers?" The couple had recently taken a home loan after their marriage, assuming their dual incomes would support a stable future. "The full salary of one of us went into EMIs, rent, and fuel costs for deputation travel. We have not saved anything," Jagmeet said, adding, "Now, both of us will be jobless. There's no income in the household anymore. We were the sole earning members." His wife said, "Perhaps the idea behind doing away with interviews altogether was transparency. In 2003, when Ravi Sidhu was the PPSC chairman, the recruitment process was marred by scandal and corruption in interviews. To prevent a repeat, the govt perhaps opted for a written test-based selection only. Now, ironically, that transparency is being punished." "All we want is justice and recognition of our qualifications and work. We didn't cheat the system, we entered through it honestly. And now, we are being punished for no fault of ours," Sukhandeep said.
Business Recorder
15-05-2025
- General
- Business Recorder
PPSC recruitment process: 8 UE-FC students achieve success
FAISALABAD: On the outstanding success of the students of the University of Education, Dr Hina Hadayat Ali, Coordinator Special Education Department, University of Education (Faisalabad Campus) said that after a tough competition for only 153 seats (out of which only 99 were on open merit) out of 996 candidates, eight talented students of the University of Education Faisalabad Campus (UE-FC) achieved success through the prestigious recruitment process of PPSC. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
