N.D.G. man agrees to stay off terror websites

A Notre-Dame-de- Grâce resident who was arrested this week by a section of the RCMP that investigates potential terrorist threats agreed to follow a long series of conditions on Friday in order to secure his release from custody.

Alex Louis Fallara, 21, made an appearance before a Quebec Court judge at the Montreal courthouse Friday afternoon where he reluctantly agreed to follow a long series of conditions read into the court record by prosecutor Lucie Martineau.

Fallara does not have a criminal record and was not charged with an actual crime. He was detained under a section of the Criminal Code commonly referred to as “an 810,” under which a person is given the option of agreeing to follow conditions set out in a peace bond for a year or remain detained.

Fallara was arrested on Thursday by members of the RCMP’s National Security Criminal Investigations Program, which investigates potential terrorist threats across Canada.

According to the peace bond filed in court, the RCMP “has reasons to fear that (Fallara) will commit serious abuses toward a person or people.” It also states the RCMP bases its concerns “on incidents that occurred between Oct. 1, 2016 and July 21, 2017.”

Fallara, a very tall, slim man, agreed to keep a distance from Canada’s House of Commons and Quebec’s National Assembly in order to be released.

He was also ordered to keep a distance from a man who was named in court, but Martineau later said, outside the courtroom, that Fallara is not alleged to have threatened the man.

Fallara is also not allowed to possess any firearms or explosive devices and cannot attend protests with his face covered.

He agreed to surrender his passport once he is released and is not allowed to leave Canada. Besides agreeing to stay away from terrorist-related websites, he also agreed to stay off the Internet altogether and cannot use social media such as Facebook and Twitter.

Martineau emphasized that Fallara is also required to see a doctor within a week of his release to undergo an evaluation.

During his brief court appearance, Fallara made a series of rambling statements. He also demanded that he be “given a recording of everything that was done since I was arrested.” His defence lawyer cut him short a couple of times and said she would explain his conditions to him again after his release.

“I accept my conditions,” Fallara said finally.

The case returns to court on Aug. 31.