Undercover terrorism sting was only means to investigate B.C. couple: lawyer
VANCOUVER — Mounties in charge of an undercover sting on a British Columbia couple accused of being terrorist sympathizers can’t be faulted for bringing in a “closer” to wrap up the controversial operation, says a Crown lawyer.
Peter Eccles told B.C. Supreme Court on Monday that police couldn’t draw out their investigation indefinitely and needed to determine whether John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were serious about following through with any of their various proposals for jihad, or holy war.
“So long as (the closer) doesn’t induce, incite or entrap, you can’t fault the police for wanting to shut this thing down,” Eccles said.
“(The police) can’t walk away. Not from these two. Not with what they know. So they have to find some way to arrest or walk.”