A man accused of threatening to kill his girlfriend in Gatineau will be transferred in custody to Montreal where a Federal Court has issued a warrant under the new “fear of terrorism” law.



Ismael Habib, 28, of Montreal was first charged last month in Gatineau with threatening his girlfriend, and with two charges related to having false identification.



But while he was going through the process of trying to get bail last week, Mounties in Montreal told a Federal Court judge that they believe Habib presents a risk of committing an act of terrorism. The judge there has issued a warrant for him.



And the prosecutor in Gatineau told reporters Tuesday that no matter what happens with the Gatineau bail hearing, the Crown in Montreal will oppose bail on fear of terrorism grounds. Fear of terrorism was added to the Criminal Code last year.



It was Habib’s girlfriend (now his ex) who alerted police to his alleged jihadist sympathies. She told police he keeps extremist video of beheadings by ISIL on his computer and had identification under false names.



She claims Habib threatened to blow up her car with her inside if she contacted police about the videos.



She also said he wanted to join ISIL forces fighting in Syria but couldn’t leave the country because the RCMP had taken his passport. The court hasn’t heard any details on that, but the Crown in the case said an RCMP investigation is under way.



A court order prevents the identification of anyone in the case except Habib.



The bail hearing is still under way Tuesday.



More to come.