Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi

Last modified : 23/01/2025

Country of commission
Country of prosecution
Nationality of the suspect
Canada
Gender of the suspect
Male
Status of the suspect
Detained
Status of the procedure
Indicted
Alleged crimes / charges
War crimes
Other charges
Individual / company
Individual
Jurisdictional basis
Active personality jurisdiction
Investigation started in
2024
Length of the procedure (in years)
1


Facts

Ahmed Fouad Mostafa Eldidi is alleged to have appeared in a 2015 promotional video by ISIS hacking the limbs off a prisoner with a sword.

In February 2018, Eldidi travelled to Canada and claimed asylum. In May 2024, he was granted Canadian citizenship.

Procedure

On 28 July 2024, Eldidi and his 26-year-old son were arrested for allegedly plotting an ISIS attack in Toronto. Eldidi and his son were charged with several terrorism offences, while Eldidi was also charged with aggravated assault in a foreign country for his alleged involvement in the dismembering of a person in Iraq in 2015.

In December 2024, Eldidi was further indicted for the war crimes of murder, torture, mutilation and outrages upon personal dignity for the same incident.

Last modified : 23/01/2025

Country of commission
Country of prosecution
Nationality of the suspect
Canada
Gender of the suspect
Male
Status of the suspect
Detained
Status of the procedure
Indicted
Alleged crimes / charges
War crimes
Other charges
Individual / company
Individual
Jurisdictional basis
Active personality jurisdiction
Investigation started in
2024
Length of the procedure (in years)
1