QUEBEC—The parents of a man behind the deadly Quebec City mosque attack have issued an open letter questioning the severity of the minimum 40-year sentence handed down to their son last week. Alexandre Bissonnette, 29, received his sentence Friday for killing six men and injuring six others at the Islamic Cultural Centre mosque on Jan. 29, 2017. Raymond Bissonnette and Manon Marchand, the parents of Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette, called theri son’s sentence the harshest imposed in Quebec since the death penalty was abolished in 1976. ( Facebook )His parents, Raymond Bissonnette and Manon Marchand, say in the letter released Monday that the sentence is the harshest imposed in Quebec since the death penalty was abolished in 1976. His parents say people who commit serious crimes should still have the possibility to apply for parole after 25 years — a “glimmer of hope” they say would encourage rehabilitation.

Source: thestar February 12, 2019 02:48 UTC