The RCMP has charged a 19-year-old with terrorism, alleging he participated in the activities of a neo-Nazi terrorist group. It is the first time Canada’s antiterrorism laws have been directly applied to such an organization, a legal expert says. Seth Bertrand, 19, filed an online application to join a terrorist entity, the Atomwaffen Division (also known as National Socialist Order), and offered his skills and commitment to the group, the RCMP said in a statement released on Friday. The Mounties also said Mr. Bertrand “committed various hate motivated offences” in the Windsor area between February and March of last year (…) Police and prosecutors in Canada have been under pressure to pursue terrorism charges against white supremacists and hate groups since at least 2017, after a man shot and killed six people in a Quebec City mosque. The killer was convicted of murder, but he was never charged with terrorism offences
via theglobeandmail: RCMP lay terrorism charges against teen for alleged neo-Nazi ties in Canadian first
siehe auch: WINDSOR, ONT. MAN APPEARS IN COURT, FACING CHARGES FOR ALLEGEDLY OFFERING TO AID TERRORIST GROUP. A Windsor, Ont. man made an appearance in court after being charged with participating in or contributing to the activity of a terrorist group, according to the RCMP. Between Feb. 12, 2021 and May 20, 2021, the RCMP say a person committed “various hate-motivated offences in the Windsor area.” As a result of an investigation by the RCMP Integrated National Security Enforcement Team (INSET), it was found that a person filed an online application to join a listed terrorist entity, the Atomwaffen Division (also known as National Socialist Order), and offered his skills and commitment to do things for this listed terrorist entity. The Atomwaffen Division was founded in the U.S. in 2013 and was added to Canada’s Criminal Code list of terrorist entities in February 2021, opening up people who are affiliated with the group to criminal sanctions. “The success of this investigation is directly attributable to the strength of our policing and intelligence partnerships. Along with our partners, the Windsor Police Service and OPP PATS [Provincial Anti-Terrorism Section],” said Inspector Cheryl Brunet-Smith of the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team. Seth Bertrand, 19, is charged with “participating in or contributing to, directly or indirectly, any activity of a terrorist group for the purpose of enhancing the ability of any terrorist group to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity, contrary to Section 83.18(1) of the Criminal Code.”