Jahanzeb Malik and New Application

: During several hours of closed-door hearings, the board Harry Adamidis heard a new application from Canada Border Services Agency for a publication ban on the identity of the undercover officer, according to Huffington Post Canada. Malik lawyer Anser Farooq opposed the application on the basis there was no new information to warrant hearing it. The ruling overturns an earlier board decision in the case of Jahanzeb Malik that Ottawa had failed to make its case for the need for secrecy. Farooq also argued the case against his client turns on the conduct and credibility of the officer and said the hearing should be open to the public. The RCMP officer, who is a proposed witness at future hearings involving Malik, is still active in the field of criminal investigations, Lourenco argued. However, Jessica Lourenco, lawyer for the immigration minister, argued she had new information that warranted hearing the new application. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.