Anser Farooq

Who is Anser Farooq?

A Canadian defence attorney, Anser Farooq gained notability defending five suspects during the Toronto terrorism case "Toronto 18". He had initially refused to name which suspects he was defending, but three were later revealed as Asad Ansari Ibrahim Aboud and Qayyum Jamal.

IBRAHIM ABOUD: On August 25, 2006, Mr. Ibrahim Aboud became the second adult to be released from custody.

On April 16, 2008, Mr. Aboud was completely vindicated of all the remaining charges.

QAYYUM JAMAL: On November 5, 2007, Mr. Qayyum Jamal became the third adult to be granted bail. He had been in custody for over 17 months. The bomb conspiracy charge against him was also dropped. Mr. Farooq stated that, "we were able to establish, during the preliminary inquiry, that there were a lot of problems with the Crown's case" and evidence elicited during the preliminary inquiry set the stage for Mr. Jamal's release.

On April 16, 2008, Mr. Jamal was completely vindicated of all the remaining charges.

AYAD MEJID: Another one of his high-profile cases includes that of Ayad Mejid; who was arrested on October 23, 2007. The charges against Mr.