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politics3 years ago•2 min saved

Canada's Trudeau faces pressure over conviction of citizen in Paris synagogue bombing.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada is considering its next steps after a Paris court convicted Lebanese-Canadian sociology professor Hassan Diab in absentia for the 1980 bombing of a synagogue in the French capital. Diab, who faces life in prison in France, has denied any involvement in the attack and his supporters want Ottawa to reject any new requests for his extradition. Trudeau has promised to stand up for Canadians and their rights, but has not yet indicated what Canada's next steps will be.

via The Times of Israel|

#canada #extradition #france

crime3 years ago•3 min saved

Canadian Professor Convicted in 1980 Paris Synagogue Bombing Case

A Canadian academic, Hassan Diab, has been sentenced to life in prison in absentia by a French court for a 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue that killed four people. Diab, who has maintained his innocence, was accused of planting explosives on a motorcycle that detonated near the synagogue. His supporters argue that he is a victim of mistaken identity and that the French case relied on secret intelligence and faulty handwriting samples. It remains unclear if Canada will agree to Diab’s potential extradition, but Canadian human rights advocates have called on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government to refuse any requests from France.

via Al Jazeera English|

#canada #crime #extradition

crime3 years ago•2 min saved

Canadian Professor Receives Life Sentence for 1980 Paris Synagogue Bombing.

A Paris court has sentenced Lebanese-Canadian citizen Hassan Diab to life in prison in absentia for the 1980 bombing of a synagogue in Paris, in which four people died. Diab, a university professor in Canada, was accused by French intelligence in 1999 of having made the 10-kilogramme bomb. He was extradited from Canada in 2014 but was released due to lack of evidence. However, a French court overturned the earlier decision and ordered that Diab should stand trial after all, on charges of murder, attempted murder and destruction of property in connection with a terrorist enterprise.

via The Times of Israel|

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