A federal lawyer has denied government responsibility for Abousfian Abdelrazik's detention in Sudan, arguing that the Montreal man's lawsuit against Canada is based on speculation and innuendo.
OTTAWA — A federal lawyer denies government responsibility for Abousfian Abdelrazik's detention in Sudan , saying the Montreal man's lawsuit against Canada is based on"an elaborate theory" crafted from snippets of evidence.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service officers travelled to Khartoum to interrogate him in October 2003 about suspected extremist links. His suit also names Lawrence Cannon, a former Conservative foreign affairs minister who denied Abdelrazik an emergency passport to return to Canada in 2009.Paul Champ, a lawyer for Abdelrazik, told Justice Patrick Gleeson that if the court finds in his client's favour, it must award"significant and exceptional" damages for the violation of his fundamental human rights.
Gibbs said Thursday that in the period following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States, Abdelrazik was a legitimate national security target and a person of interest to intelligence agencies around the world. Canada did not cause Abdelrazik's detention and did not torture or otherwise mistreat him, Gibbs said.
Champ told the court Wednesday in his closing submissions that Canadian officials were instrumental in Abdelrazik's ongoing detention in Sudan, adding their overriding concern was that he not return to Canada.
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