MONTREAL\u2014A Montreal man facing charges of uttering threats online and inciting hatred was released on bail Thursday following a psycho-social evaluation.<\/p>\n
Antonio Padula, 45, appeared calm during a brief appearance in a Montreal courtroom.<\/p>\n
He was released on $1,500 bail and must respect various conditions, including seeing his doctor and not going online.<\/p>\n
The case returns to court March 9.<\/p>\n
He was arrested Tuesday night at his residence in Kirkland, a suburb on Montreal’s west island.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, he was charged with inciting hate against an identifiable group and uttering or transmitting a threat to cause death or bodily harm.<\/p>\n
Padula was granted bail after a psycho-social evaluation, his lawyer said.<\/p>\n
\u201cYesterday (Wednesday) the Crown objected to his release, and today he was met by a criminologist from (the Philippe-Pinel Institute) and he was released on bail,\u201d Anna Levin said outside the courtroom.<\/p>\n
Levin said Padula, who had appeared shaken on Wednesday at having to spend a night in jail, was feeling more calm.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is someone who doesn’t have a criminal record, so, clearly it can be traumatizing to have to spend a night in jail,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
The charge of public incitement of hatred carries a maximum of two years in prison, while uttering threats has a maximum five-year sentence.<\/p>\n
The charges filed in court state the alleged comments and threats were made sometime on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
Montreal police said Quebec provincial police told them about the comments.<\/p>\n
There was a similar arrest on Wednesday night in Mirabel, north of Montreal, where a 27-year-old man was taken into custody in connection with hateful remarks allegedly made on social media.<\/p>\n
Provincial police Sgt. Audrey-Anne Bilodeau said the unidentified man was questioned and released on a promise to appear at a later date.<\/p>\n
Both arrests came days after a gunman killed six men and wounded several others as they attended prayer at a Quebec City mosque.<\/p>\n
Authorities have said they are dealing with more hate-related complaints since Sunday’s mass killing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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