Quebec mosque disappointed with ruling allowing shooter to seek parole after 25 years
May 27, 2022 | 9:17 AM
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QUEBEC — Today’s Supreme Court of Canada ruling allowing the Quebec City mosque shooter to be eligible for parole after 25 years in prison is being met with disappointment by members of the mosque where the attack occurred.
In a statement, the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec says the high court decision did not give due consideration to “the atrocity and scourge of multiple murders” or to the hateful, Islamophobic, racist nature of the crime.
Alexandre Bissonnette killed six men after evening prayers in January 2017 at the Quebec City mosque, and he eventually pleaded guilty to six counts of first-degree murder.
Five others were seriously injured in the attack, including one man who was left paraplegic and confined to a wheelchair.
