Momin Khawaja, the first person charged under new anti-terrorism provisions of Canada's criminal code, was denied bail for the second time on Friday.

Khawaja, 27, sat quietly in a dark suit as Ontario Superior Court Justice Roydon Kealy detailed his reasons for denying bail -- reasons which can't be divulged because of a publication ban placed on Khawaja's case until the trial's completion.

Khawaja's first failed attempt at bail was on May 7, 2004. In prison since his arrest in March, 2004, he is awaiting trial for allegedly participating in a bomb plot with five British men between Nov. 10, 2003, and March 29, 2004, in Ontario and London, England.

The case of the former Department of Foreign Affairs computer consultant has been delayed because his lawyers still don't have key parts of the evidence from the prosecution.

Some of the evidence that will be used in Khawaja's prosecution could first be tested in October in a British court, where Khawaja's alleged co-conspirators are slated to stand trial.

According to his lawyer, Lawrence Greenspon, the British government has not requested that Khawaja be extradited to stand trial with the men in Britain.

RCMP arrested Khawaja after raiding his family home in an Ottawa suburb on March 30, 2004 -- the same day British police netted suspects in an alleged bombing plot. Police said they seized more than half a tonne of ammonium nitrate, a common fertilizer often used by terrorists to make bombs.

Khawaja was charged under anti-terrorism amendments to Canada's Criminal Code, enacted three months after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington.

There was heavy security present for Khawaja's courtroom appearance Friday. Ottawa police and the RCMP tactical unit were on guard inside and outside the courtroom. Spectators had to clear metal detectors and show photo identification before being allowed to enter the court.

The accused's family maintains he has never been involved in terrorism.

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