Disowned Canadians - Abousfian Abdelrazik pt. 5/5

Abousfian Abdelrazik is a Sudanese-born Canadian citizen wrongfully accused of having ties to al-Qaeda in 2003. He was cleared of all charges following multiple investigations by the Sudanese government, CSIS and the RCMP. However, he was banned from returning to Canada for a prolonged period of time since he remained on the United Nations terrorist no-fly list. Canada refused to grant him travel papers and otherwise blocked his return to his home in Montreal even after he managed to find an airline willing to transport him, and despite the fact that the UN blacklist explicitly allows for him to return to a country of citizenship.

He speaks here about his torture in Syria, the manner in which CSIS harassed him and his dying wife, and the role CSIS played in his interrogation overseas.

This is from an Oct. 10th, 2009 event hosted by the Canadian Arab Federation.

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