Disowned Canadians - Abousfian Abdelrazik pt. 1/5

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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[waleedbleek]

I agree.. The Patriot Act and Bill C-36 are ruining our country.. Too much power in governments hands, is the cousin of despotism.

[MajNorberg]

• December 2006: Mr. Zaccardelli becomes the first commissioner in the history of the RCMP to be forced out under a cloud of controversy. He is forced to resign after his admission that he had misled a parliamentary committee on his involvement in the case of Mr. Arar, saying he had made a mistake in that testimony and he did not know that Mounties did not try to correct the record with the Americans at the time.Globe & Mail Mar. 29, 2007

[MajNorberg]

Patiot act and the like doesn't work....real courts where the public can witness what actually goes on trial is the only way to go.