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Published: November 10, 2023
In British Columbia in western Canada, a local court has required Canadian citizen Kimberly Pullman not to disturb the peace. Pullman was repatriated to Canada last year from a detention camp in northeastern Syria after marrying a fighter in the armed Islamic State organization ("ISIS") online in 2015.
Judge Christine Mundstock of the Chilliwack local court in the Pacific coast province said, "Kimberly Pullman must comply with several conditions during her bail release, including appearing before a parole officer, staying at her current address, wearing electronic monitoring equipment, and not leaving the province's territory."
The judge's ruling includes conditions prohibiting Pullman from contacting many people, including her former husband. She is also not allowed to drive a vehicle, except an electric bike, and is banned from communicating with anyone suspected of involvement in terrorism.
Pullman must not possess any knife or any other sharp tool used, designed, or intended for cutting things.
It is worth noting that exceptions allow Pullman to possess a knife when preparing and eating food. This is only allowed in the place where she regularly lives and sleeps.
Pullman is also prohibited from possessing any information, electronic or otherwise, that explains how to make or use an explosive material, according to the judge's ruling that comes into effect next Tuesday and lasts for eight months.
Kimberly Pullman was repatriated along with another Canadian and two Canadian children at the end of October 2022 from a detention camp in Syria primarily holding women and children detained after the fall of the Islamic State organization, which split from Al-Qaeda.
Pullman was arrested upon her return to Canada but was released on bail after pledging not to disturb the peace under penalty of liability.
In Quebec, Omayma Chouaï, who returned with Pullman, was released on bail last January.
Chouaï (28 years old) was detained last year upon arrival at Montreal International Airport and was charged with four counts under the Criminal Code, including leaving Canada to participate in terrorism group activity, providing goods or services for terrorist purposes, and conspiracy to participate in terrorism group activity.
It is also worth mentioning that the Global Affairs Ministry of the Canadian federal government organized the return of Pullman and Chouaï to the country in cooperation with the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria and the United States.
Four other Canadian women and ten children arrived in Montreal last April after being detained for years in a detention camp in Syria. Three of the women were arrested upon arrival, while the fourth was not detained.
As of last April, about 10,000 detainees in Syrian camps were foreign nationals from over 60 countries, and Kurdish forces controlling the area where the camps are located requested those countries to repatriate their nationals.
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