Windsor's Mohamed El Shaer arrested on terrorism peace bond
RCMP make arrest with rarely used terrorism peace bond
High-risk traveller Mohamed El Shaer of Windsor, Ont., has been arrested by the RCMP, becoming one of the few Canadians to be picked up on a terrorism peace bond.
The terrorism peace bond is a controversial provision introduced in Bill C-51 that makes it easier for police to arrest people who haven't committed a crime.
Just days after serving several months in jail for committing passport fraud, El Shaer was quickly arrested because Mounties suspected he would leave the country to join a terrorist group, police confirmed Friday.
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There have been just 16 applications for such peace bonds, a spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada told CBC News in April.
"As a result of his previous travel from Canada, the arrest was a preventative measure," said Supt. Lise Crouch, with RCMP national security in Ontario.
Police released El Shaer on a bond and will monitor him electronically. He is required to stay in Windsor, must not have a passport and cannot go close to the airport.
He is to appear in court again July 4.
High-risk traveller
El Shaer was sentenced to 118 days in jail in March after pleading guilty to passport fraud and breaching his probation.
The Windsor man first landed in jail in the winter of 2014, when he pleaded guilty to passport fraud. While on probation for that sentence, he left the country again in early 2015.
El Shaer was publicly identified by the RCMP as being on a list of high-risk travellers.