Twin brothers accused of attempting to go abroad for terrorist purposes were in court in Ottawa Saturday, January 10, 2015. Their lawyer, Joseph Addelman, said the two men will defend themselves against the charges. He declined to say where they might have been going because he said the Crown has not released that information. He was asked the religion of his clients and he replied “Islam”. The accused are identified as Ashton Carleton Larmond and Carlos Larmond, 24. A variation on their correct name was published yesterday. The Mounties charged Ashton Larmond with facilitating terrorist activity, participation in the activity of a terrorist group and instructing to carry out activity for a terrorist group. Carlos Larmond faces charges of participation in the activity of a terrorist group and attempting to leave Canada to participate in terrorist activity abroad. “My clients intend to vigorously defend these charges,” Ottawa lawyer Joseph Addelman told The Canadian Press outside court. on Saturday. “This is going to be a case that will determine the Canadian system’s value of freedom of expression, freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, as these will be core issues at the trial.” The RCMP say the arrests were made on Friday with Ahton Larmond arrested in Ottawa while Carlos Larmond was arrested at Montreal airpott. Video embed courtesy CBC
