Refugee Claimants: Immigration And Refugee Protection Act

Immigration And Refugee Dept: The men are the first to face charges after Canadian security officials seized the freighter off the coast of British Columbia on Oct. 17, 2009, according to CBC. Vignarajah Thevarajah, 33, Francis Anthonimuthu Appulonappa, 33, Hamalraj Handasamy, 39, and Jeyachandran Kanagarajah, 32, have been remanded in custody as the investigation continues. At a later date they will be transported back to Vancouver to appear before a judge and four Sri Lankan nationals have been arrested in Toronto in connection with a human-smuggling operation involving the freighter Ocean Lady, which brought 76 Sri Lankan refugee claimants to B.C. in 2009. The four are alleged to have been involved with organizing the overall venture and of being active leaders on the vessel. They have been charged via direct indictment under human-smuggling legislation, specifically for the offence of organizing entry into Canada under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act. RCMP made arrests in the human smuggling case involving The Ocean Lady Tuesday. The Canadian Press As reported in the news.
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