The former priest living in France is accused of sexually assaulting Inuit children in Nunavut in the 1960s and 1970s
. But Mr. Rivoire holds French and Canadian citizenship – and France has historically refused to extradite its citizens.
In an e-mail, Sergeant Pauline Melanson, an RCMP spokesperson, said the offences related to the four charges were reported to have taken place in the 1960s and 1970s, while the victims were minors. In a recent interview withIn interviews, two French lawyers disagreed on whether the extradition of Mr. Rivoire might be possible.
If an extradition request comes from a country with which France has no extradition treaty, it defers to its own laws, which specifically prevent the extradition of French citizens, but a treaty takes higher authority, Mr. Julié said.says the requested state “shall not be bound to extradite its own nationals,” but does not ban extraditions of nationals outright, he noted. Such a decision would be without precedent, however. Mr.
Robert Currie, a Dalhousie University law professor who studies extradition, wrote in an e-mail that he sees two possible reasons the Department of Justice sought extradition. The first, he said, is that there could be a wrinkle in French law that would allow Mr. Rivoire to be extradited. “Everyone knows the intricacies of French extradition laws. [This is] a man of very advanced age, who is apparently unremorseful for any of the alleged actions,” he said. “We’ll keep working with all the organizations in Nunavut, who’ve been traumatized and re-traumatized by the fact that he’s still not been held accountable.”
While Mr. Taché is the first French parliamentarian to publicly demand Mr. Rivoire’s extradition, Mr. Esposito said others support Mr. Taché's call. Earlier this month, Mr. Taché met virtually with NDP MP Lori Idlout, who represents Nunavut, to begin working together.
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