A trial in absentia is scheduled to begin April 3. Diab will be represented in court by French lawyers while he remains in Canada\u0027s capital.
“We believe this proceeding is descending into arbitrariness,” he said.
Clark said he did not believe Diab could get a fair trial in France since the only conceivable evidence against him would come from secret intelligence sources.Article content “Unfortunately,” Bayne said, “it means they deserve a scapegoat. It’s quite troubling. But there’s still a slim hope that some reason will prevail in France and the court will acquit him based on the evidence.”
Lawyer Don Bayne, left, and Hassan Diab hold a news conference at Amnesty International in Ottawa on Jan. 17, 2018, following Diab’s return to Canada.Diab was arrested in November 2008 based on a French request for extradition and held in custody for almost four months. The extradition judge, Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger, described the case against Diab as “weak” and said the prospect of his conviction was unlikely in a fair trial.Article content
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