Video allegedly posted by Byron Sonne, arrested on G20 charges
Kagan McLeod/National PostCourt room sketch of Byron Sonne Police arrested Byron Sonne, 37, a Toronto computer security expert, on a number of G20 related charges on Wednesday. From our story: Officers...
View ArticleComputer security expert Byron Sonne denied bail
A computer security expert arrested prior to last month’s G20 summit has been denied bail. Byron Sonne, 37, stands charged with possessing explosives for an unlawful purpose, possessing dangerous...
View ArticleMajority of G20 charges against security consultant Byron Sonne dropped
Kagan McLeod/National PostCourt room sketch of Byron Sonne The majority of the charges against security consultant Byron Sonne, whose arrest garnered national attention in the days before last summer’s...
View ArticleSecurity consultant arrested before G20 gets bail review
Kagan McLeod/National PostByron Sonne when he appeared in court last year A Forest Hill security consultant arrested in the lead-up to last summer’s G20 summit was in court for a bail review Thursday,...
View ArticleMan charged with possessing explosives before G20 granted bail
Kagan McLeod/National PostByron Sonne when he appeared in court last year A security consultant whose high-profile arrest in the lead-up to last summer’s G20 summit garnered international attention has...
View ArticleUPDATED: G20 suspect released from custody
Byron Sonne, who has become something of a cause celebre for the civil liberties movement, strode out of a downtown courthouse Wednesday, grinning as a throng of supporters cheered in the background....
View ArticlePolice violated rights of man accused of plotting G20 attack, trial hears
The man accused of plotting to attack the G20 summit last year was subject to a cascade of “reprehensible” Charter violations by police investigators, his lawyers argued Monday, urging a Superior Court...
View ArticleCourt allows statements obtained before ‘jaywalking ruse’ in Byron Sonne G20...
The Crown has won a small early victory in the case against Byron Sonne, the computer expert accused of plotting to attack the G20 summit last year. As a prelude to Mr. Sonne’s trial proper, the...
View ArticleContested evidence in G20 accused Byron Sonne’s trial admissible, judge rules
One of the highest-profile trials to arise from the Toronto G20 summit began in earnest Monday, after defendant Byron Sonne lost a bid to have a host of evidence excluded from the process. Despite the...
View ArticleAccused G20 plotter Byron Sonne had ‘training manual for activists,’ court hears
A Forest Hill computer consultant charged with plotting to attack the Toronto G20 summit had collected scores of documents about warfare and chemical weapons, a Superior Court judge heard Monday. There...
View Article‘We just want this to be over’: Family and friends pack courtroom for G20...
Supporters of alleged G20 conspirator Byron Sonne packed a courtroom in Toronto Thursday to show their support as his trial inched towards conclusion. Dressed in a plaid shirt and jeans, Mr. Sonne, a...
View ArticleG20 activist Byron Sonne didn’t encourage illegal acts, lawyer argues
The tweets written by Byron Sonne leading up to the 2010 G20 Summit pointed to ways to bring down the fence and had pictures of the fenceline, but did not go as far as to encourage people to commit...
View ArticleBomb squad finds suspicious package outside former home of Byron Sonne
Just as the case against alleged G20 plotter Byron Sonne appeared to be wrapping up, the mention of a secret backyard “storage magazine” of bomb ingredients was all it took to send a bomb squad...
View ArticleWhy exactly did the police bomb squad swarm Byron Sonne’s old Forest Hill home?
In this occasional feature, the National Post tells you everything you need to know about a complicated issue. Today, Megan O’Toole looks at why the Toronto police bomb squad this week swarmed the...
View ArticleCrown wants Byron Sonne case reopened after bomb squad raid on alleged G20...
The Crown is seeking to reopen its case against Byron Sonne, the Forest Hill computer consultant charged with plotting to attack the Toronto G20 summit. The move comes a week after the bomb squad...
View ArticleByron Sonne’s buried jars of chemicals were for ‘amateur rocketry,’ defence...
The Crown’s conclusions about why G20 accused Byron Sonne stored three jars of potassium chlorate in his backyard are “a real stretch,” the defence argued Friday. National Post filesA police officer in...
View ArticleByron Sonne not guilty on charges he plotted to attack 2010 G20 summit in...
Two years after police swarmed the home of a Forest Hill computer consultant accused of plotting to attack the Toronto G20 summit, the Crown’s case against Byron Sonne crashed to an inglorious end in a...
View ArticleToronto man acquitted in G20 bomb plot case turned away at U.S. border
A Toronto man acquitted of plotting to bomb the G20 summit two years ago says he was turned away at the U.S. border Thursday morning because he “did not qualify” as a visitor. Byron Sonne — who was en...
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