Overview
- Police arrested 33‑year‑old Ahmad Hassan Hajahmad and laid a single terrorism count that prosecutors approved on July 20, with the arrest and first court appearance occurring Tuesday.
- Investigators say Hajahmad used a microphone at downtown demonstrations on May 25 and Sept. 7, 2024 to make public statements that called for harm against members of the Israeli and Jewish communities.
- Officers executed a search warrant on March 7, 2025, at a Toronto residence and seized multiple electronic devices that police and the RCMP say produced evidence supporting the terrorism allegation.
- Hajahmad denies any link to Hamas and his lawyer says the conduct was protected protest speech; he was released on bail with conditions that include residence limits and protest restrictions.
- Court proceedings are under a publication ban and the case raises questions about how police tie protest speech to designated groups, how evidence meets the legal threshold under Canada’s anti‑terrorism law, and what it means for policing of Gaza‑related demonstrations.