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Jahanzeb Malik

: We expect they will assist Mr, according to Hamilton Spectator. Malik in securing swift, safe passage and residence in Pakistan." Ottawa has steadfastly refused to say why it has chosen to follow the immigration route — with its lower standard of proof — rather than prosecute Malik criminally as it has done frequently with other accused terrorist. That the reason for appealing to Pakistan to help Jahanzeb Malik, who is currently incarcerated in the jail in Lindsay, Ont., pending what is expected to be an inadmissibility hearing and deportation, Anser Farooq said. "It is incumbent on the Pakistani government to ensure the health, well-being and safety of its citizen," Farooq said. "They cannot not and ought not just sit on the fence. Canada Border Services Agency arrested the flooring contractor March 9 following an undercover RCMP operation and he has been in detention since. "Mr. Without presenting any evidence, the lawyer told the Immigration and Refugee Board hearing that Malik tried to radicalize the undercover officer by showing him videos apparently of Islamic State beheadings and expressed support for al-Qaida. Malik is kept in confinement for all but 15 minutes a day," Farooq said. "He is isolated." At previous detention-review hearings, a federal government lawyer said the permanent resident, who came to Canada as a student in 2004, talked about blowing up the U.S. consulate and buildings in Toronto financial district and videotaping the attacks to inspire others. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.