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<td>For action items and ways to help, please see below. All
support and solidarity is deeply appreciated by Hassan's
friends, family, supporters, and colleagues. CW<br>
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<div dir="ltr"><span
style="font-size:10pt;line-height:14.2667px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Dear
Friends and Supporters,<br>
<br>
Dr. Hassan Diab, the Canadian citizen and sociology professor
who was unjustly extradited to France in November 2014,
approaches his fourth year of imprisonment in France, despite
his innocence.<br>
<br>
In July 2017, the French investigative judge closed his
investigations into the case after finding that there is
“consistent evidence” that Dr. Diab was not in France at the
time of the 1980 bombing near a Paris Synagogue. However,
prosecutors have yet to respond despite the normal practice of
defence and prosecution responding within 30-days of the
closing of the investigation. Hassan’s lawyers responded
within 30 days, urging Hassan’s release.<br>
<br>
Hassan’s French lawyer, William Bourdon, noted that “though
there is no legal sanction to the non-observance of the delays
that apply once the investigations are finished, we are
obviously very disappointed that the prosecutor does not
comply with them in this case where Hassan Diab has
consistently proclaimed his innocence and consistent evidence
of his innocence was collected during the investigations.
Hassan remains in prison in France where he has now spent
almost three years despite repetitive release orders
constantly overturned by the Court of Appeal.<br>
<br>
Hassan’s Canadian lawyer, Donald Bayne, remarked, “This is yet
another manifestation of the mounting injustices that have
plagued this case and victimized Dr. Diab – who is this
century’s Dreyfus – for the past 8 years. Surely the great
Republic of France will put an end to injustice, will listen
to the investigating judge who has stated that there is
consistent and corroborated evidence of Dr. Diab’s innocence”.<br>
<br>
On September 21, MP Don Davies presented a <a
href="https://petitions.ourcommons.ca/en/Petition/Details?Petition=e-833"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Parliamentary
petition</a> signed by thousands of Canadians urging the
Canadian government to bring Hassan home.<br>
<br>
In addition, an <a
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/bring-hassan-home"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">Open Letter</a> signed
by hundreds of Hassan’s supporters was sent to Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland,
and Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould urging them to put
an end to Dr. Diab’s Kafkaesque situation.<br>
<br>
Alex Neve, the Secretary General of Amnesty International,
stated that “this further delay, attributable to the French
prosecutor, is one more unconscionable injustice. At a minimum
Mr. Diab must be released on bail while the case proceeds, and
the Canadian government must – at senior levels – insist that
it happens without any further delay.”<br>
<br>
Dr. Diab has strongly condemned the crime, and steadfastly
maintained his innocence. He has a lifelong record of
opposition to all forms of bigotry, anti-Semitism, and
violence, as attested by longtime friends, colleagues, and
everyone who knows him. Dr. Diab’s fingerprints, palm prints,
physical description, and handwriting do not match those of
the suspect. Since his ordeal began in 2008, Dr. Diab has been
imprisoned or under very strict bail conditions for almost
nine years.<br>
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<b>Read:<br>
</b><br>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/CBC-Radio-The-Sunday-Edition-2017-09-17.pdf"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">“Put him on trial or send him
home: Michael Enright on the appalling treatment of
Hassan Diab”, CBC – The Sunday Edition, September 19,
2017</a><br>
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<li><a
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/France24_2017-09-21.pdf"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">“Canadian supporters seek release
of Paris synagogue attack suspect”, France 24, September
21, 2017</a><br>
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<li><a
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/ottawa_citizen_2017-10-16.pdf"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">“Ottawa academic Hassan Diab
still in legal limbo in Paris prison”, Ottawa Citizen,
October 16, 2017</a><br>
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</ul>
<br>
<b>Listen:<br>
</b>
<ul>
<li><a
href="https://archive.org/details/CanadianHassanDiabFalselyAccusedOf1980Bombing"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Audio: Presentation by Mr. Donald
Bayne, Hassan’s Canadian lawyer, May 2, 2016</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://archives.ckut.ca/128/20171013.11.00-12.00.mp3"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Audio: CKUT interview with Dr.
Maeve McMahon, Carleton University Professor, October
13, 2017</a><br>
(The interview with Dr. McMahon starts at 32:50, a little
after the mid-point of the recording.)</li>
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<b><br>
How You Can Help:<br>
</b><br>
Help us prevent Hassan’s wrongful conviction and bring him
home! Please write to Canadian Government officials and urge
them to intervene. Address your letters to the following:<br>
<ul>
<li>Prime Minister Justin Trudea – <a
href="mailto:pm@pm.gc.ca" style="font-size:10pt"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">pm@pm.gc.ca</a><br>
</li>
<li>Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Chrystia Freeland – <a
href="mailto:chrystia.freeland@international.gc.ca"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">chrystia.freeland@internatio<wbr>nal.gc.ca</a><br>
</li>
<li>Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, Mr. Omar Alghabra – <a
href="mailto:Omar.Alghabra@parl.gc.ca"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Omar.Alghabra@parl.gc.ca</a><br>
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<li>Minister of Justice, Ms. Jody Wilson-Raybould – <a
href="mailto:Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc.ca"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Jody.Wilson-Raybould@parl.gc<wbr>.ca</a><br>
</li>
</ul>
A sample letter is available:<br>
<ul>
<li><a
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Diab-Letter-to-Ministers-EN-2017-07.docx"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">Word version</a><br>
</li>
<li><a
href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Diab-Letter-to-Ministers-EN-2017-07.pdf"
style="font-size:10pt" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">PDF version</a><br>
</li>
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Hassan Diab Support Committee<br>
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<a href="http://www.justiceforhassandiab.org/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">http://www.JusticeForHassanDia<wbr>b.org</a><br>
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