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Hassan Diab, trial in absentia
Weinberg, Paul
http://rabble.ca/human-rights/hassan-diab-trial-in-absentia/Date Written: 2023-02-07 Publisher: Rabble.ca Year Published: 2023 Resource Type: Article Cx Number: CX24844 Hassan Diab's supporters are demanding that the government not put him through another unfair extradition hearing based on thin evidence. Abstract: - Excerpt: Diab is Lebanese born, Muslim and a Canadian citizen. From news reports it appears he is highly motivated while always maintaining his innocence, which was been confirmed in court. In the current lull he is teaching part-time at Carleton University in Ottawa. For the challenges ahead he has the backing of such groups as the International Civil Liberties Monitoring Group, the Canadian Association of University Teachers, Amnesty International and Independent Jewish Voices. The latter is important because Diab was originally charged with responsibility for the October 3, 1980 bombing of the Copernic synagogue in Paris where four people died and another 40 were wounded. More mainstream and conservative Jewish organizations in Canada including the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs (CIJA) supported the 2014 extradition of Diab to France to face charges. But in the ensuing years that call in Canada has virtually died down, THERE especially after French investigative judges found insufficient evidence to try Diab in 2018. Two former executive members of the now defunct Canadian Jewish Congress, Benjamin Shinewald and Bernie Farber have expressed contrition for how Diab was treated. (CIJA is noticeably silent about this case since Diab's return and has refused interview requests on the matter). Subject Headings |