Dear Friends and Supporters,As you know, Dr. Hassan Diab and his family are waiting for a decision from the Court of Appeal for Ontario regarding his request to have his extradition overturned. The Court heard Hassan's appeal in November of last year. A decision from the Court of Appeal could come at any time. We know you share our hope for a positive outcome.
Regardless of the outcome, we are planning a post-decision press conference and rally in Ottawa. We urge supporters, especially those in the Ottawa area, to come out to show your support. Please stay tuned for further updates. We will share more information as soon as we know when the decision is coming.
Hassan and his family are extremely grateful for your continued support in our struggle against an unfair extradition law and legal proceedings based on totally flawed “evidence”. It is a shame and injustice that a Canadian may be forcibly sent to another country and deprived of his liberty based on evidence that would not be admissible in Canadian courts.
Five internationally-recognized handwriting experts testified that the French handwriting analysis report used against Hassan is wholly unreliable and does not follow recognized methodology. The Canadian extradition judge described the report as “very problematic”, “convoluted”, “very confusing”, and “with conclusions that are suspect”. However, the judge held that, since this is an extradition hearing, he cannot apply Canadian standards of evidence to exclude this report.
Hassan has steadfastly declared his innocence. His fingerprints and palm prints do not match those of the presumed bomber. He has repeatedly affirmed that he is willing to answer questions from French authorities in Canada and take a lie detector test, but there has been no response to either offer.
It is essential that we show our support again when the Court of Appeal decision comes out. Let's reaffirm our opposition to unjust extradition proceedings and our support for fundamental rights and freedoms!
Thank you.
Hassan Diab Support Committee
Web: http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org
Email: diabsupport@gmail.com
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