Awso Peshdary, seen here in a court sketch from Friday, has been released on bail with conditions. (Sarah Wallace/CBC)

Awso Peshdary, an Ottawa man detained on assault charges while under surveillance during an RCMP anti-terrorism investigation, has been granted bail.

Peshdary, 20, is not facing any charges related to the terrorism probe but faces charges of domestic assault and uttering threats.

He was released Friday after his father and sister posted bail of $8,000. A judge granted Peshdary's release on condition he stay away from his wife, not own any weapons and not apply for a passport.

A publication ban remains in effect on the name and address of Peshdary's wife.

RCMP arrested Peshdary last week after the arrest of three other men on terrorism-related charges, but never charged him with anything related to the investigation.

Instead, Ottawa police laid an unrelated assault charge. He was granted bail Saturday and immediately rearrested on similar charges in connection with a separate incident. The two alleged assaults occurred in April and August.

Peshdary's lawyer Richard Morris said outside the courtroom that his client denies knowing anything about an alleged terrorism plot.

"He has no idea what they are talking about," said Morris. "And as I said previously he's like a deer in headlights. He didn't see this coming and he's unaware of why it came."

Client 'horrified' by experience: lawyer

"This is his first experience with the criminal justice system and he's shocked and horrified by what happened to him."

It was thought Friday's hearing might include information about the evidence police had in the assault case, evidence that might make it clearer what connection Peshdary had to the RCMP's investigation. Police did not present any of the evidence in court, however.

A day after a major news conference on the three terror arrests, the RCMP issued a news release on Aug. 27 announcing they had arrested a fourth man in relation to "Project Samossa," but they did not name the suspect.

A short time later, police sources in Ottawa pointed CBC reporters to Peshdary as the man detained.

The CBC at first opted not to publish his name, given no terrorism charges had been laid and no prosecutor or law enforcement official had publicly linked him to terrorism. CBC changed its position and began publishing his name after the weekend, when numerous publications named Peshdary and identified him as 'the fourth suspect.'

As of Friday, the RCMP maintains it never named Peshdary, pointing to the media for making the connection.

The Canadian Press is the lone major Canadian news organization that has refrained from identifying Peshdary as a terror suspect, stating it did so "because the RCMP has not publicly linked the man to the terrorism probe."

Sher to appear before court

Meanwhile, one of the three men charged in connection with the alleged terrorism plot, Khurram Syed Sher, 28, of London, Ont., made a brief court appearance via video link on Friday and is expected back in court on Sept. 9 to set a date for a future bail hearing.

Sher and Hiva Mohammad Alizadeh, 30, and Misbahuddin Ahmed, 26, both of Ottawa, are accused of conspiring to facilitate terrorism with others in Canada, Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan and Dubai over the past two years.

Alizadeh is also charged with possessing an explosive substance with intent to harm and providing property or financial services for the benefit of a terrorist group.

With files from the CBC's Dave Seglins, Evan Dyer and Margo McDiarmid