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The federal government has applied to revoke the Canadian citizenship of Misbahuddin Ahmed, the Ottawa man convicted last year under terrorism legislation.

Ahmed’s lawyer Mark Ertel confirmed the government’s application Saturday and said he intends to fight it.

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Ahmed becomes the second person convicted under the controversial legislation that came into force in May and gives the government power to strip Canadian citizenship from any dual citizen convicted of terrorism or treason charges.

Earlier this month, the Citizenship and Immigration ministry launched similar proceedings against Hiva Alizadeh who was accused with Ahmed and two others of plotting terrorist acts in Canada.

They were arrested with two others after a year-long RCMP and CSIS investigation.

Iranian-Canadian Alizadeh, the ringleader, is serving a 24-year sentence in Edmonton. He pleaded guilty to a series of terrorism charges.