Crown closes case, defence calls first witness in terrorism trial for Calgary man

Crown prosecutors have closed what they described as a "very complex case" involving national security in the trial of a Calgary man accused of going to Syria to fight with ISIS. Jamal Borhot, 34, is accused of committing terrorist acts with the Islamic State, alleged to have crossed the border into Syria in 2013 and 2014. He has pleaded not guilty to three counts of participating in terrorist group activity laid against him in September 2020. On Monday, Crown prosecutors finished presenting evi