Ontarian Al-Qaeda supporter arrested for second time since he was released from prison

This arrest came just six weeks after Mohamed was arrested for reportedly violating his probation by carrying a cell phone with internet access.

The 27-year-old was arrested by the Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, which is led by the RCMP. He is set to make a court appearance on Monday for a terrorism peace bond.

The most recent arrest was confirmed by The Public Prosecution Service of Canada.

“The PPSC can confirm that on August 23, 2020, Kevin Mohamed was arrested on an arrest warrant issued in relation to an application for s. 810.011 terrorism peace bond, and is being held in custody pending a bail hearing,” said PPSC spokesperson Elizabeth Armitage.

Before Mohamed was released, the Parole Board of Canada warned that there was no evidence showing that he was free of his extremist beliefs adding that it was concerned about his potential to commit future terrorist crimes.

“This is more clear evidence that we need a proper de-radicalization program for terrorism offenders,” said Prof. Amarnath Amarasingam of Queen’s University, who specializes in radicalization and terrorism.

“Simply arresting them and putting them in prison isn’t going to address their political grievances, properly contextualize the thinkers and ideas they are consuming.”

Mohamed, who was previously a student at University of Waterloo, made contact with al-Qaeda in Syria in 2014 and urged others to conduct attacks or fight with the organization.

He called himself a “supporter of international terrorism,” adding that “you shouldn’t live in the lands waging war on Islam unless your (sic) planning attacks against them.”

He said it was “really beautiful” to attack the West and asked why “bros in the West” weren’t carrying out more attacks. He also suggested that they should be “killing vulnerable soldiers right now.”

He was also responsible for sending a message about the Royal Military College’s security in Kingston. The message was then forwarded to Reyaad Khan in Syria who is a senior attack planner for ISIS.

The posts were made online between 2014 and 2016.

During his 2016 arrest in Waterloo Ont., Mohamed had a large knife and materials for conducting terrorist attacks. In October 2017, he was given a four-and-a-half year sentence but was released after serving about two-thirds of it.

Mohamed was prohibited from having a device with the ability to connect to the internet or possessing terrorist materials due to his history of inciting terrorism on social media.