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<P style="MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0pt"><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: rgb(159,0,15); FONT-SIZE: 11pt">What:
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Appeal of Dr.
Hassan Diab's extradition decision </SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: rgb(159,0,15); FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR>When:
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Monday-Tuesday,
November 4-5, 2013, starting at 10:00 AM<BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: rgb(159,0,15); FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Where:
</SPAN></B><B><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Courtroom #2,
361 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario</SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: rgb(159,0,15); FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><BR><BR></SPAN></B><B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Map:</SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" href="http://goo.gl/maps/Q8zTp"
target=_blank>http://goo.gl/maps/Q8zTp</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <BR><B>TTC:</B> St Patrick station
on the Yonge-University-Spadina subway line <BR><B><BR>You can stay for the day
or come and go whenever you wish. <BR></B> <BR><B>If you can come only one
day, please prioritize Monday. However, we would love to see a show of support
both days. <BR></B> <BR>Please come out to show solidarity with Dr. Hassan
Diab! Join us at the Court of Appeal for Ontario, on Monday November 4 at 10:00
AM, for a crucial hearing regarding Canada's unjust extradition law. Take a
stand against extradition based on secret intelligence and a single handwriting
analysis report that has been discredited and condemned in Court.<BR><BR>Amnesty
International, the British Columbia Civil Liberties Association (BCCLA), and the
Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) have filed interventions with the
Court expressing their deep concerns about Hassan’s case. <BR> <BR>Let's
pack the courtroom and show our concern about the erosion of the rights of
Canadians under the extradition law. <BR> <BR>Please help us circulate this
announcement widely! <BR><B> <BR>For information about transportation from
Ottawa to Toronto , contact:</B><BR>Ria Heynen </SPAN><U
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><BR></SPAN></U><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" href="mailto:r-j.heynen@bell.net"
target=_blank>r-j.heynen@bell.net</A><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <BR>Phone: <A
href="tel:%28613%29%20828-8468" target=_blank value="+16138288468">(613)
828-8468</A><BR> <B><BR>For general information, contact:</B> <BR>Don Pratt
</SPAN><U style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: blue"><BR></SPAN></U><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" href="mailto:diabsupport@gmail.com"
target=_blank>diabsupport@gmail.com</A><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Phone: </SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" href="tel:%28650%29%20576-5616"
target=_blank value="+16505765616">(650) 576-5616</A> <BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><BR><B
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=4>Background </FONT><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> </SPAN><BR></B><B
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="COLOR: rgb(159,0,15)">“My life has been turned upside down because
of</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(159,0,15)"> <SPAN>unfounded allegations and
suspicions.</SPAN> <SPAN><BR>I am innocent of the accusations against me.</SPAN>
<SPAN><BR>I have never engaged in terrorism. I am not an anti-Semite.</SPAN>
<SPAN><BR>I have always been opposed to bigotry and violence.”</SPAN>
<SPAN><BR><I><BR>Dr. Hassan Diab, Ottawa , Canada
<BR></I></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN> <BR></SPAN></B><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dr. Hassan Diab is a Canadian
academic of Lebanese descent who is facing extradition to France for questioning
regarding an attack near a Paris synagogue in 1980. Hassan has never been
charged with any crime, yet since 2008 he has either been imprisoned or living
under very strict bail conditions that include paying $2,000 per month for a GPS
device he is required to wear at all times.<BR><BR>The case against Hassan is
anchored in secret intelligence from unknown sources. The intelligence cannot be
tested or challenged in a court of law and carries the real risk of being
derived from torture.<BR><BR>In 2011, a Canadian judge decided to commit Dr.
Diab to extradition based solely on a handwriting analysis report that alleges
that Hassan’s handwriting matches five words on a Paris hotel registration card
from 1980. Five internationally renowned experts testified that the report is
based on fundamentally flawed methodology and is totally absurd, unscientific,
and biased. The experts pointed out that the evidence actually points away from
Hassan. The extradition judge himself described the handwriting analysis report
as “very problematic”, “very confusing”, “convoluted”, and with “conclusions
that are suspect”. Yet the judge ruled that he is required under Ontario’s
interpretation of Canada’s extradition law to commit Dr. Diab for
extradition.<BR><BR>In the extradition proceedings, Hassan was prevented from
introducing evidence that shows that his palm prints do not match those of the
suspect. Hassan has repeatedly affirmed that he is willing to answer questions
from French authorities in Canada. He has also offered to take a lie detector
test, but there has been no response to both offers. <BR><BR>Hassan’s case
points to glaring problems with Canada’s extradition law. In extradition cases,
the Charter rights of the person sought are severely compromised. Canadian
standards of evidence do not apply. The standard for extradition is so low that
Canada hands people over to other countries based on evidence that is not
acceptable in Canadian courts. Canada has extradition treaties with countries
that allow secret intelligence, including intelligence that may have been the
product of torture, to be used as evidence at trial. <BR></SPAN><BR><BR><B
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT size=4>Articles</FONT><BR></B></P>
<UL>
<LI style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">“Human rights
groups sound alarm over Diab extradition evidence”, Ottawa Citizen, July 3,
2013<BR></SPAN><A style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
href="http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/8612960/story.html"
target=_blank>http://www.ottawacitizen.com/news/8612960/story.html</A>
<LI><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">“The Extradition Case of
Dr. Hassan Diab”, Canadian Dimension, October 15, 2013<BR></SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
href="http://canadiandimension.com/articles/5586/"
target=_blank>http://canadiandimension.com/articles/5586/</A></LI></UL><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">------------------------------</SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">-------------------------</SPAN><BR><B
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Hassan Diab Support
Committee</B><BR><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Web:
</SPAN><A style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/"
target=_blank>http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org</A><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Email: </SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt" href="mailto:diabsupport@gmail.com"
target=_blank>diabsupport@gmail.com</A><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Facebook: </SPAN><A
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href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofhassandiab"
target=_blank>http://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofhassandiab</A><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Twitter: </SPAN><A
style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11pt"
href="http://twitter.com/friendsofhdiab"
target=_blank>http://twitter.com/friendsofhdiab</A><BR><SPAN
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