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B.C. Terror Trial Enters Third Day Of Closing Submissions Into Alleged Bomb Plot

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 28 May, 2015 10:52 AM
    VANCOUVER — A B.C. court has heard that two accused terrorists had a simple objective when they planted bombs at the legislature on Canada Day 2013 — they wanted to blow people up.
     
    Crown attorney Peter Eccles says John Nuttall and Amanda Korody believed detonating homemade pressure-cooker bombs in Victoria would strike fear into the hearts of Canadians.
     
    The pair have pleaded not guilty to four terrorism-related charges stemming from a months-long RCMP sting operation.
     
    Korody's lawyer Mark Jette says the couple felt pressured into carrying out their plan because they feared retribution at the hands of undercover officers they believed were powerful al-Qaida operatives.
     
    Jette says there was no chance their plan could have been carried out were it not for the support, guidance and sometimes pressure of the police.
     
    The Crown will continue its closing submissions before the judge instructs the jury. Deliberations could begin as early as Friday.

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