(Ottawa) An Ottawa youth was recently arrested by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on suspicion of making threats on social media against Canadian companies and foreign countries.
The exact date of the arrest of 19-year-old Daniel Haut has not yet been released by the Federal Police. However, the RCMP’s Integrated National Security Team (INSET) in Ottawa was notified of death and terrorist threats posted on the social network Twitter on November 8.
RCMP say the threats have been made to Parliament Hill, the Department of National Security, the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China and the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa.
Daniel Hout was initially detained before being released on parole. He will appear in Ottawa Provincial Court on January 18.
The teenager has been charged with inciting fear of terrorist activity, making intentional threats of death or bodily harm and threats to burn, destroy or damage a building, RCMP said.
Pascal Herbert, assistant officer at INSET Ottawa, says all threats, including tweets on social media, are taken seriously.
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