Amin Durrani

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Amin Durrani
Conviction(s) 7½ years
Criminal charge 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests

Amin Mohamed Durrani is one of 17 people detained on June 2 and June 3, 2006, in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada in the 2006 Toronto terrorism arrests. He was 19 years old at the time of arrest, and living with his family in 10 Stonehill Court in Toronto.

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A student at Stephen Leacock Collegiate, he had enrolled in a civil aviation course at Centennial College, but had never attended any classes. [1] The course teaches only engineering theories, and not how to actually fly a plane. Friends reported that he had started skipping classes and changed his appearance in late 2005. [2]

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Centennial College of Applied Arts and Technology is a diploma and degree granting college located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the oldest publicly funded college in Ontario. Its campuses are primarily situated in the east side of the city, particularly in Scarborough, with a new aerospace centre currently under construction at Downsview. The enabling legislation is the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act. Centennial College is recognized as one of the most culturally diverse post-secondary institutions in Ontario. Almost 100 ethno-cultural groups are represented and 80 languages are spoken on campus. In 2016, Centennial was ranked as one of Canada's Top 10 Research Colleges for the first time in its history. Its main research facilities are its Wearable, Interactive and Mobile Technologies Access Centre in Healthcare, established in 2015 through a $1.75 million federal grant. and its new aerospace innovation hub, currently under construction at the former de Havilland plant in west-end Toronto.

His younger brother Ibrahim said it was not uncommon for Durrani to disappear for weeks at a time. [3]

Represented by Manuel Azevedo, he was denied bail in August 2006, and again in December 2008 by judge James MacPherson. [4]

Durrani pleaded guilty in January 2010 and was sentenced to 7½ years in prison. Due to the Canadian "two for one" rule he was released for time served after one day in the Maplehurst Correctional Complex. [5]

Maplehurst Correctional Complex

Maplehurst Correctional Complex is a correctional facility located in Milton, Ontario for women and men 18 years of age and older. It is a combined maximum security detention centre for remanded prisoners, and medium/maximum correctional centre for offenders sentenced to less than two years. There is also a serrate wing for minors In 1972, the government started a $13.5 million construction project for the Maplehurst Correctional Centre. It was completed in 1974 and continues to operate to this day. Sod was turned on the project on February 9, 1973.

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References

  1. ↑ CBC News, Bomb-plot suspect did not take flight training, college says, June 9, 2006
  2. ↑ "Alleged terrorist not that 'type of guy'". Canada.com. 2006-06-07. Archived from the original on 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  3. ↑ "CBC News Indepth: Toronto Bomb Plot". Cbc.ca. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  4. ↑ Aveling, Nick. Toronto Star, Toronto 18 member still denied bail, December 17, 2008
  5. ↑ [ dead link ]


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