NO NEW TRIAL FOR PAIR CONVICTED IN VIA RA IL TERROR CASE

The Supreme Court of Canada says there should be no new trial for two men convicted of terrorism offences. Raed Jaser and Chiheb Esseghaier were found guilty in 2015 of terror-related charges arising mainly from an alleged al- Qaida-inspired plot to derail a passenger train travelling between the United States and Canada. Both appealed their convictions, with counsel for Jaser and a court-appointed lawyer for Esseghaier, pictured, arguing the jury was improperly constituted. In August last year, the Ontario Court of Appeal ordered a fresh trial. Wednesday, the Crown argued the convictions should not be overturned on the basis of a highly technical error in the jury-selection process that did not cause any harm to fair trial rights. The Supreme Court essentially agreed.