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Hassan Diab

Hassan Diab: In arguments filed with the Supreme Court, lawyers for sociology professor Hassan Diab say France reliance on secret information raises fundamental issues of constitutionality and procedural fairness, according to CTV. French authorities suspect Diab, 60, was involved in the anti-Semitic bombing of a Paris synagogue in 1980 that killed four people and injured dozens of others -- an allegation Diab denies and - An Ottawa man facing extradition to France in a terrorism case says the Supreme Court of Canada should hear his appeal due to crucial questions about the use of untested intelligence in a criminal prosecution. The Canadian government says Diab request for a high-court hearing "raises no issue of public importance" and should be dismissed. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.