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Written by THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Friday, 29 August 2008 |
Crown Prosecutor David McKercher leaves the Ottawa Courthouse following the Momin Khawaja trial in Ottawa on Friday, Aug. 29, 2008. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
OTTAWA - Momin Khawaja's defence lawyer says the Ottawa software developer can't be found guilty of terrorism just because he happened to know some terrorists.
Lawrence Greenspon is calling on the judge at Khawaja's trial to reject efforts by the prosecution to convict his client based on what he calls guilt by association.
Khawaja faces seven charges under the Anti-Terrorism Act, including a key allegation that he built a remote-control device for a British group planning bomb attacks in and around London.
Greenspon concedes Khawaja had dealings with the group, but says they kept him in the dark about their plans to mount attacks in the United Kingdom. He says Khawaja thought any bombs would be used against western troops in Afghanistan.
Justice Douglas Rutherford is expected to rule Sept. 8 on a motion by Greenspon to quash the charges on grounds the prosecution hasn't produced sufficient evidence to sustain them.
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