Charges have been dropped against a Toronto-area man who was accused of making concerning comments on board an Air Canada flight in September.
Now, the man’s lawyer is alleging “profiling” and says there may be further litigation.
Sohill Agha was charged with two counts of mischief after a London-bound flight was grounded on Sept. 26.
An Air Canada spokesperson previously told CTV Toronto that the flight was grounded after a “customer became concerned by the comments of a second customer and alerted the crew.”
Agha was removed from the plane and subsequently arrested. He appeared in court on Monday, where all charges were dropped.
Outside the courthouse, Agha said the incident had been “distressing.”
“To deal with everything that happened, from being yelled at on a plane, questioned about my country of birth, and the style of reporting I was faced with…” (where does he go from here?)
Agha, a University of Toronto graduate who was born and raised in Mississauga, said he did nothing inappropriate.
“I’m neither that naive or that senseless to be talking about such a things on a plane.”
Saron Gebresellassi, his lawyer, also spoke outside the courthouse.
Further litigation is possible, she said.
“Profiling did play a role in this event,” said Gebresellassi. “We live in a post 9/11 society whereby profiling does happen.”
Agha said the trial has stopped his “dream of studying law.”
