After waiting 15 years, Canadian Abousfian Abdelrazik will finally get the chance to hold the federal government accountable for its alleged complicity which led to his imprisonment and torture in Sudan.
"It's been very difficult. I can't express..." said Abdelrazik his voice trailing off as he walked into federal court for his hearing.
"This is a case for the highest amount of damages ever for a Canadian citizen. We will be alleging in court that this is the most serious violation of human rights of a Canadian citizen," said Champ to reporters outside court. The lawyer says they're not alleging the government wanted Abdelrazik tortured, but that"they wanted him never to set foot in Canada again." Champ said that the Sudanese officials were holding Abdelrazik at the request of Canada and knew they were holding an"innocent man."Abdelrazik alleges his charter rights to life, liberty and personal security have been violated.
Among the witnesses compelled to testify in open court are three Canadian Security Intelligence agents who will be questioned behind a screen. CSIS was concerned about his alleged ties to North African Islamist extremists in Montreal and believed that he had ties to Al-Qaeda. The statement of facts reveals that in his first consular visit to Abdelrazik, Canada’s head of mission, David Hutchings, was told by Khartoum officials that Abdelrazik was being detained “because Canada had requested it.”
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