Abousfian Abdelrazik is suing the Canadian government for $27-million over his detention abroad
Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian citizen who was detained in Sudan, looks on during a news conference in Ottawa, on Sept. 14, 2018.The Crown wants at least six current and former security officials to testify behind closed doors in the lawsuit of a Montreal man who was detained in Sudan – a move the man’s lawyer calls a serious infringement of the open court principle.
He was arrested during a 2003 visit to Sudan to see family. In custody, Abdelrazik was interrogated by CSIS about suspected extremist links. He says he was tortured by Sudanese intelligence officials during two periods of detention. In August last year, the court issued an order under the act confirming redactions to 1,469 documents produced by the defendants and authorizing the issuance of summaries of protected information.
The motion says the measures are necessary because the “fluid and dynamic nature of a trial makes it difficult to identify and prevent inadvertent disclosure of information” protected by the order in real time. “There is a strong public interest in the public hearing government witnesses defend their actions in this case.”
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Canadian National Railways and Canadian Pacific lock out Teamsters union workersThe Teamsters union said on Thursday that Canada's two largest rail companies had locked out their Canadian workers, an unprecedented rail stoppage that...
Read more »
Muhammad wins UFC welterweight crown, Aspinall retains interim heavyweight crown at UFC 304MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tom Aspinall retained the UFC interim heavyweight championship with a punishing first-round knockout of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 on Saturday night, setting up the English fighter for a potential colossal matchup with divis
Read more »
Muhammad wins UFC welterweight crown, Aspinall retains interim heavyweight crown at UFC 304MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tom Aspinall retained the UFC interim heavyweight championship with a punishing first-round knockout of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 on Saturday night, setting up the English fighter for a potential colossal matchup with divis
Read more »
Muhammad wins UFC welterweight crown, Aspinall retains interim heavyweight crown at UFC 304MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Tom Aspinall retained the UFC interim heavyweight championship with a punishing first-round knockout of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 on Saturday night, setting up the English fighter for a potential colossal matchup with divis
Read more »
Muhammad wins UFC welterweight crown, Aspinall retains interim heavyweight crown at UFC 304Tom Aspinall retained the UFC interim heavyweight championship with a punishing first-round knockout of Curtis Blaydes at UFC 304 on Saturday night, setting up the English fighter for a potential colossal matchup with division great Jon Jones.
Read more »
Paris Olympics: Five things to watch at the Games on WednesdayCanadian Andre De Grasse begins defence of 200m crown
Read more »