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Canada is urged not to extradite Paris bombing suspect
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12/05/2021 - 19:14 Hassan Diab, seen here on January 17, 2018, is the only known suspect in a deadly bombing in Paris in 1980 Lars Hagberg AFP 3 min
Ottawa (AFP)
Supporters of a Lebanese-Canadian academic who is the only known suspect in a 1980 Paris bombing urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday not to allow him to be extradited a second time, as France s top court weighs in on the case.
Hassan Diab, 67, was extradited to France in 2014, but then released in 2018 after French magistrates ruled evidence against him was not convincing enough to hold him.
by Tim Louis on February 5th, 2021 at 5:04 PM 1 of 1 2 of 1
Just a few days ago, the French court of appeal directed Hassan Diab, (not to be confused with Lebanon’s prime minister of the same name) a sociology professor in Ottawa with a PhD who’s been a Canadian citizen since 1993 to be committed to trial yet again.
I’m outraged, and here’s why.
Diab is a Lebanese-born Canadian. This CBC News report explains how he was accused by French authorities of being involved in a 1980 bombing outside a Paris synagogue that killed four and injured more than 40 people. Diab has always vehemently denied all charges.
iPolitics By Kady O Malley. Published on Jan 27, 2021 6:01am A sign encouraging people to wear masks near Parliament Hill on Jan. 15, 2021. Jolson Lim/iPolitics
As the first week of the new sitting hits the halfway point,
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to spend the morning ensconced behind digitally closed doors with his Liberal colleagues as they gather via webcam, of course for the first caucus confab since the House of Commons reopened for business earlier this week.
According to his itinerary, he’ll also be making a appearance at question period, although the notice doesn’t specify whether he intends to make the trek to the Chamber to join the fray in person, or fire up the webcam to face his adversaries via Zoom. (2 PM)
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