Supreme Court of Canada and Hassan Diab

Hassan Diab: 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. , according to Winnipeg Free Press. The Canadian government says Diab request for a high-court hearing "raises no issue of public importance" and should be dismissed. Hassan Diab listens to his lawyer speak at a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, April 13, 2012. Diab, 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 Patrick Doyle 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. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.