Release
Although Mohamed was granted bail in December 2007, Dirie was denied bail in August 2008 by local judge Gisele Marguerite Miller. Under the terms of his bail release, Mohamed was prohibited from leaving Ontario, speaking to anyone with a criminal record including his co-accused, or using the internet. His family welcomed him home with a meal of goat and rice, noting that Mohamed had decided to return to school.
While a number of the suspects had their charges dropped in exchange for signing peace bonds stating they would abide by certain conditions, Mohamed refused to sign it stating that he had maintained his innocence and wouldn't be bound by any limitations. He was subsequently the only person to have all his charges dropped without any conditions in April 2008.
Upon his release, he went to work as the general manager of his family's Blue Nile restaurant in the city of Toronto.
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