The video allegedly showing Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack never turned up, but another mystery has apparently been solved.
The Toronto Star reported Tuesday that it had identified the man who showed reporters the cellphone video in the backseat of a car in Etobicoke: 27-year-old Mohamed Siad, who was arrested in June as part of a massive sting operation by Toronto police aimed at gun and drug trafficking.
Two reporters for the Toronto Star and the editor of Gawker were shown the alleged video in May, but the journalists only knew a middleman?s identity. The man in possession of the video, who also claimed to have sold drugs to the mayor, remained unknown until now.
The video in question allegedly showed the Toronto mayor inhaling from a glass pipe and making homophobic and racist remarks. The owner of the video, now alleged to be Siad, wanted to sell the video for a ?six-figure? sum in order to move to Alberta and start a new life for himself.
However, before either the Star or Gawker could secure the money, word got out that this explosive footage existed and Gawker published its first bombshell shortly before midnight on May 16. The Toronto Star soon followed with its own report, setting off a two-months-long media circus that only recently died down.
Siad remains in prison and was repeatedly stabbed while behind bars shortly after his arrest, but neither the Crown nor Siad?s lawyer will speak openly about him. The Star says it has met ?a wall of silence? in its investigation of the man.
Source: http://o.canada.com/2013/08/02/mohamed-siad-rob-ford-crack-video/
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