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Update on Dr. Hassan Diab of Carleton's Sociology Department
extradited one year ago. <br>
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<div dir="ltr"><b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><font
size="4">After One Year in Detention, Hassan Continues to
Fight for Justice</font><br>
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<span style="font-size:10pt">With the one-year anniversary of
his pretrial detention approaching, Dr. Hassan Diab remains
in prison in the vicinity of Paris. He has been in detention
for one year, since the Supreme Court of Canada refused to
hear his case on November 13, 2014, and he was extradited to
France the following day.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Hassan was not in France at the
time of the 1980 rue Copernic bombing. He is not an
anti-Semite. He has a lifelong record of opposition to all
forms of bigotry and violence, </span><a
moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/testimonials"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank">as attested by
longtime friends and colleagues</a><span
style="font-size:10pt">. His palm prints and fingerprints do
not match those of the suspect. Yet he can expect to remain
in prison for up to two years while the French examining
magistrate decides whether to bring him to trial. </span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Hassan was extradited to France
based on discredited “evidence” that the Canadian judge
described as “very problematic”, “convoluted”, “very
confusing”, and “with conclusions that are suspect”. The
unsourced intelligence and discredited handwriting analysis
that France withdrew from the Canadian extradition
proceedings because of their unreliability remain in the
French dossier. We are very concerned that Hassan may be
wrongfully convicted.</span><br>
<b style="font-size:10pt"><br>
We call for a fair, open, and unbiased process in France</b><span
style="font-size:10pt"> in which none of the discredited
“evidence” withdrawn in Canada would be used against Hassan.
Making an <b>innocent man</b> pay for a crime he did not
commit will only further the tragedy.</span><br>
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<b style="font-size:10pt">Read two recent articles about
Hassan’s case:<br>
</b><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/canada-must-demand-fair-investigation-by-france-in-case-of-hassan-diab/article27178010"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank">“Canada must demand
fair investigation by France in case of Hassan Diab”, by
Gerald Caplan, The Globe and Mail, November 9, 2015</a><br>
<br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/one-year-after-extradition-to-france-ottawa-academic-still-pushes-for-freedom"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank">“One year after
extradition to France, Ottawa academic still pushes for
freedom”, by Chris Cobb, Ottawa Citizen, November 9, 2015</a><br>
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<b><br>
<font size="4">Help Us Tell Hassan's Story! Support Our
Crowdfunding Campaign</font><br>
</b><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt">The Hassan Diab Support Committee
is working on producing a </span><b style="font-size:10pt">documentary
film</b><span style="font-size:10pt"> to publicise Hassan’s
plight and raise awareness about his case. We will launch a
crowdfunding campaign to support this project on </span><b
style="font-size:10pt">November 12, 2015</b><span
style="font-size:10pt">.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Our goal to raise CAD $15,000 to
fund the documentary by mid-December. Please contribute to
the crowdfunding campaign. Any donation, no matter how
small, will help us achieve our goal. We encourage you to
donate early in the campaign, since a strong start is the
biggest predictor of a successful campaign.</span><br>
<br>
<b style="font-size:10pt">In a couple of days, we will send
you the link to the crowdfunding page.</b><span
style="font-size:10pt"> Please tell family and friends, and
share it with your contacts on social media and email.</span><br>
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<b><font size="4">Join the Bring Hassan Home Campaign</font><br>
</b><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Please help us bring Hassan home
by adding your name to the </span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/bring-hassan-home"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank">Bring Hassan Home
Campaign</a><span style="font-size:10pt"> statement:</span><br>
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</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px
0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><span
style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span
style="font-size:10pt">“Dr. Hassan Diab was extradited
from Canada to France based on a handwriting analysis
report that the Canadian extradition judge described as
“convoluted, very confusing, with conclusions that are
suspect”. Hassan is now incarcerated in a French prison
where he may remain up to two years while the examining
magistrate decides whether to bring him to trial. I am
deeply concerned that Hassan may be wrongfully convicted
under France’s anti-terrorism laws, based on deeply flawed
handwriting analysis and the use of secret, unsourced
intelligence. I support Hassan’s legal defence in France,
so he has a real chance to fight for justice and return to
his home in Canada. We must make sure that the real
perpetrators of the rue Copernic crime are brought to
justice. Making an innocent man pay for a crime he did not
commit will only further the tragedy.”</span></span></blockquote>
<span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br>
<b style="font-size:10pt">To sign onto the above statement,
send email to </b><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:diabsupport@gmail.com" style="font-size:10pt"
target="_blank"><b>diabsupport@gmail.com</b></a><b
style="font-size:10pt"> indicating that you wish to add your
name to the Bring Hassan Home Campaign statement.<br>
<br>
</b><span style="font-size:10pt">Current signatures on the
above statement:</span><br>
<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/bring-hassan-home-statement#List"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank">http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/bring-hassan-home-statement#List</a><br>
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<b style="font-size:10pt">Hassan sends his heartfelt regards
and gratitude</b><span style="font-size:10pt"> to his all
his friends and supporters who have steadfastly stood by him
over the years. Despite the daily hardship of imprisonment,
Hassan draws strength from the knowledge that we have not
forgotten him and are working to bring him home to his wife
and children in Canada.</span><br>
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<b style="font-size:10pt">Hassan Diab Support Committee<br>
</b><span style="font-size:10pt">Email: </span><a
moz-do-not-send="true" href="mailto:diabsupport@gmail.com"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:diabsupport@gmail.com">diabsupport@gmail.com</a></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt"><a moz-do-not-send="true"
name="150f5e85cea6b1ee_150f5e7afe2d1a33__GoBack"></a>Web: </span><a
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href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org">http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org</a></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Facebook: </span><a
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href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofhassandiab"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofhassandiab">http://www.facebook.com/groups/friendsofhassandiab</a></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Twitter: </span><a
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href="http://twitter.com/friendsofhdiab"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://twitter.com/friendsofhdiab">http://twitter.com/friendsofhdiab</a></a><br>
<span style="font-size:10pt">Blog: </span><a
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href="http://friendsofhassandiab.blogspot.com/"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://friendsofhassandiab.blogspot.com">http://friendsofhassandiab.blogspot.com</a></a><br>
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