Anne Derrick and Correctional Service Canada

Hassan Al-Awaid: At a sentencing hearing Friday, Halifax provincial court Judge Anne Derrick — citing evidence from Al-Awaid doctors that concluded his multiple illnesses could not be properly treated in a prison — handed Al-Awaid a conditional sentence of two years less a day to be served in the community, according to The Chronicle Herald. I am simply not satisfied that the Correctional Service of Canada can safely and effectively monitor and treat Mr. Hassan Al-Awaid, 61, of Bedford pleaded guilty in May 2014 to eight charges of counselling misrepresentation under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act and 10 charges of misrepresentation under the Citizenship Act. Al-Awaid very significant health issues, Derrick said. What I am dealing with is an offender whom, I believe, stands a real risk of experiencing a life-threatening medical event in prison. This is not a case where I am dealing with an offender who is in danger or has committed a violent offence. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.