Overview
- Justice Corina Dario imposed the sentence following Borhot's conviction on three counts of participating in a terrorist group.
- Court heard he traveled from Calgary to Syria in 2013, willingly joined ISIS and remained there for nearly a year.
- The judge said he has shown no remorse or change in extremist views, calling him "willing to slaughter anyone who wouldn't convert to Islam."
- He must serve at least eight years before parole eligibility, with roughly four months credited for time already served, and he faces a lifetime weapons ban.
- Prosecutors said he acted as a commander, produced propaganda and tried to recruit, and the court rejected a defense claim of "civil combat"; his cousin Hussein received 12 years after a guilty plea.