Hassan Diab’s supporters are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to reject any further attempts by France to extradite him to stand trial — and to push French prosecutors to drop all terrorism charges against the Ottawa academic.
France’s case against Diab in connection with a bombing outside a Paris synagogue 40 years ago is set to go to trial next year — more than five years after Diab was set free due to a lack of evidence.
French authorities have not yet requested Diab’s extradition to France to stand trial in person. Diab’s lawyers have said he could be tried in absentia.
“It shows that political
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