A Muslim man who was deemed “not criminally responsible” for three counts of attempted murder after a March 2016 knife attack in Canada has been permitted to travel to the Middle East and Somalia, despite posing a public safety threat.
Ayanle Hassan Ali, 38, is planning a pilgrimage to Mecca with his father and wishes to meet a potential bride in Somalia, the National Post, a Canadian outlet, reported.
He has been given a three-week travel pass for Saudi Arabia and Somalia.
The Ontario Review Board said Ali wants to go abroad “to facilitate a meeting with a woman as his father has been working on arranging a possible marriage with a woman who resides in Somalia.”
Ali’s doctor reportedly testified that his patient’s “faith and religious beliefs continue to be very important to him, and he attends his mosque weekly, and he prays five times daily.”
Ali, who was diagnosed with schizophrenia, was found not criminally responsible back in May 2018 on three attempted murder charges, along with two counts of assault causing bodily harm, two counts of assault with a weapon, and possession of weapon for a dangerous purpose.