Bc Couple Accused In 2013 Legislature Bomb Plot Sues Rcmp

John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were arrested on Canada Day in 2013 after planting what they thought were pressure cooker bombs on the grounds of the legislature. The arrests were the culmination of a lengthy undercover RCMP investigation into the couple, who had recently converted to Islam. While Nuttall and Korody were found guilty of multiple terrorism-related charges in June 2015, the pair were cleared of the convictions in 2016 after the BC Supreme Court ruled the pair had been entrapped by the RCMP. The Court of Appeal found that the police manipulated the couple and used deception and veiled threats to plan the bomb. Nearly a decade after the couple’s arrest, Nuttall and Korody have filed a lawsuit against several officers involved in the investigation, as well as the prosecutors in their case and the BC and federal government. The suit says the couple is suing for charter damages, general, special and punitive damages – as well as legal costs and interest. The lawsuit alleges Nuttall and Amanda suffered “serious harm” during the investigation, trial and years after their arrest, including imprisonment, emotional distress, psychiatric injuries and damage to their reputations. With files from The Canadian Press

title: “Bc Couple Accused In 2013 Legislature Bomb Plot Sues Rcmp Klmat” ShowToc: true date: “2022-11-26” author: “Linda Vann”

John Nuttall and Amanda Korody were arrested on Canada Day in 2013 after planting what they thought were pressure cooker bombs on the grounds of the legislature. The arrests were the culmination of a lengthy undercover RCMP investigation into the couple, who had recently converted to Islam. While Nuttall and Korody were found guilty of multiple terrorism-related charges in June 2015, the pair were cleared of the convictions in 2016 after the BC Supreme Court ruled the pair had been entrapped by the RCMP. The Court of Appeal found that the police manipulated the couple and used deception and veiled threats to plan the bomb. Nearly a decade after the couple’s arrest, Nuttall and Korody have filed a lawsuit against several officers involved in the investigation, as well as the prosecutors in their case and the BC and federal government. The suit says the couple is suing for charter damages, general, special and punitive damages – as well as legal costs and interest. The lawsuit alleges Nuttall and Amanda suffered “serious harm” during the investigation, trial and years after their arrest, including imprisonment, emotional distress, psychiatric injuries and damage to their reputations. With files from The Canadian Press