Advocates for Hassan Diab call on feds to declare extradition will not go ahead

Canada has refused to say whether France has requested that Hassan Diab be extradicted.

Justice Minister Arif Virani will have to decide whether any potential French extradition request can proceed. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY NEIL MOSS

November 27, 2024

Eighteen months after Hassan Diab was found guilty in absentia by a French court for involvement in a 1980 terrorist attack, his advocates are urging the Canadian government to provide clarity over any potential extradition.

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