Monday, May 30th at 9:30am
Federal Court of Canada
180 Queen St. West, 6th floor, Toronto
(near Osgoode Station on University subway line)
Please come to court to show support and solidarity with Mohammad Mahjoub,
detained without charge or trial in Canada, under threat of deportation to
more torture, for almost ELEVEN YEARS!
-> Recent update on Mahjoub, in his own voice:
www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/50193
Over the past almost ELEVEN years, Mohammad Mahjoub and his family have had
their lives virtually controlled by the arbitrary security certificate
process. This has included years of solitary confinement and the most
intrusive forms of surveillance and control, on the basis of secret evidence
and vague allegations. All under threat of deportation to further torture.
Security certificates - which are based on profiling - stand as a symbol of
racist border policies. Under the new conservative majority, a strong public
outcry will be necessary to bring justice in these cases.
These eleven years have included endless, frustrating court hearings. The
least we can do to support Mr. Mahjoub in his struggle for justice and
freedom is accompany him in those hearings: please set aside an hour or two
to be with him in court.
This hearing will continue important arguments relating to CSIS conduct in
these cases, including what information it fed the Ministers who are
responsible for these cases and on what basis.
Hearings in the past month have been dealing with another aspect of CSIS
conduct. CSIS and its government partners were found to have ILLEGALLY
breached solicitor-client privilege in Mahjoub's and other security
certificate cases. Despite a court order demanding that they cease breaking
the law in this way, CSIS continued to listen in to conversations between
Mr. Mahjoub and his legal counsel.
PLEASE NOTE: Court hearings are unfortunately subject to change without
advance notice. If we hear in advance, we'll try to get the word out!
Judge Blanchard has released his judgement on the 'Detention Review' of Mr. Mahjoub but that decision is being reviewed by the Ministers so there is no change to M.'s life yet. The 'D. R.' could result in some easing of visiting restrictions on visitors to M. and more free time for M. but not much else.
The topic for May 30 would be exchanges between the two sets of lawyers regarding which witnesses would be called for upcoming 'Reasonableness of the Security Certificate' hearings in June.
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