One of 14 adult suspects accused of belonging to a homegrown terrorist group has been denied bail a second time.
Steven Chand, who has been identified as wanting to behead Prime Minister Stephen Harper, shook his head and sat with his head hung low after the decision at a Brampton courtroom, the Toronto Star reported.
"He's very disappointed and I'm very disappointed as well," defence lawyer Michael Moon told reporters outside the courthouse, according to the Star.
"I need to get the transcripts of the bail hearing, the reasons for detention and then try to, as quickly as possible, bring some review."
Details of the court ruling cannot be revealed because of a publication ban.
Chand, 26, will return to custody at the Maplehurst Correctional Complex in Milton. He is charged with participating in a terrorist group receiving and/or providing terrorist training and fraud over $5,000.
He was the first suspect to appeal for bail a second time. Because the Crown decided last month to halt the preliminary hearing and proceed directly to trial, the 12 men in custody can reapply for bail.
The bail hearing for co-accused Qayyum Abdul Jamal was scheduled to begin on Monday afternoon, the Star reported.
Moon, as well lawyers from several media organizations, have been arguing to have a publication ban in the case lifted. Moon said his client is not a terrorist and should not be in custody. He says it's frustrating the public cannot be told any more details.
Police rounded up 18 terror suspects in the Toronto area in June 2006 in what has been described as Canada's largest terrorism case.
Authorities accuse the men of plotting to blow up buildings around Toronto and storming Parliament in Ottawa to behead the prime minister.
Three youths charged in the case have had charges against them stayed.
The trial for the remaining youth is scheduled to begin in March, while the trial for the 14 adults could be anywhere from six months to a year away.
