Abdellah Ouzghar
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Abdellah Ouzghar is a joint citizen of Canada and Morocco, who was arrested shortly after the attacks of September 11, 2001.[1] Ouzghar has been free on bail and fighting extradition to France. According to the Hamilton Spectator: France has charged Ouzghar with: "...forgery, uttering a forged document and two related conspiracy charges..."
A man in Taiwan was found to be using Ouzghar's passport, which had been doctored.[1]
John Norris, Ouzghar's lawyer argues that, even if Ouzghar was involved in forging a passport, that crime would have occurred in Canada, and should be prosecuted in Canada.[1]
Madame Justice Susan Himel, who recently took up responsibility for Ouzghar's case when an earlier judge bowed out due to ill-health, made a ruling on January 12, 2007.[1] The Hamilton Spectator quoted Norris characterizing Justice Himel's ruling as: "...there was insufficient evidence to show Ouzghar was a member of a terrorist group." Norris called this a "major blow" to France's case for extradition.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Marissa Nelson. "Extradition fight far from finished: Ruling 'major blow' against French case", 'Hamilton Spectator', January 13, 2007. Retrieved on January 13, 2007.
