Overview

• Cassim attended the hearing virtually from Surrey Pretrial Centre in a session lasting under five minutes.
• Defence counsel led by lawyer Kevin Westell requested and secured a two-week adjournment to prepare a bail application.
• Cassim agreed to remain in custody until his next provincial court appearance, scheduled for September 2.
• He faces charges of hijacking—classified as a terrorism offence—and interfering with a navigation system under Canada’s Criminal Code.
• His court files are under publication bans, limiting public detail as criminal and aviation-security probes continue.