[Fdu] new evidence in case of Carleton's Dr. Hassan Diab/press conference/Amnesty International intervention

[Cynthia Wright]

Please see media advisory below.

A live stream of the press conference can be followed on Wednesday June 
21, starting at 1:00 pm (EST), on the ICLMG Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/iclmg.csilc <https://www.facebook.com/iclmg.csilc>

Best regards,

Donald Pratt
for the Hassan Diab Support Committee
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*MEDIA ADVISORY

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

_Hassan Diab Case: New exculpatory evidence and Amnesty International 
Intervention

_*Strong new evidence uncovered in the past few days that could help in 
the case of Canadian citizen Hassan Diab, who has been held in pre-trial 
custody in France for 2½ years without charge or trial, will be the 
subject of a *national press conference tomorrow.

*Mr. Diab, a Lebanese-Canadian dual national, was extradited from Canada 
to France in November 2014 to face criminal charges in connection with a 
1980 bombing outside a synagogue in Paris. Mr Diab has consistently 
professed his innocence.

French investigating judges have delivered 6 judicial orders that Mr. 
Diab be released on bail, all of which have been summarily overturned on 
appeal. The most recent release order, on April 24, cited evidence that 
indicated Mr. Diab was in Beirut during the Paris bombing. That order 
was quashed on appeal May 2.

Alex Neve, Secretary General of Amnesty International Canada, and 
Chantal Vallerand, of the Canadian Association of University Teachers, 
will speak at the press conference, as will Mr. Diab’s Canadian lawyer 
and his spouse.

The Hassan Diab Support Committee will present new evidence, uncovered 
by the French investigating judge, of Mr. Diab’s innocence. The British 
Columbia Civil Liberties Association and the Canadian Civil Liberties 
Association will also make statements.

Amnesty International Canada last week called on the Canadian government 
to intervene and press French authorities to ensure Mr. Diab is released 
on bail without delay. The French Section of Amnesty International has 
raised the organization’s concerns about the case with the French 
government.

*When: Wednesday, June 21, 1 p.m.
Where: Charles Lynch Room in Centre Block

Background

*Ontario Superior Court ordered Mr. Diab’s committal for extradition in 
2011, despite expressing significant reservations about the reliability 
of the evidence. After two failed appeals, he was extradited in 
November, 2014.
France’s Court of Appeal has cited apparent flight and “public disorder” 
risks as justifications for quashing the release orders. But Mr. Diab 
respected bail conditions in Canada before his extradition and in France 
when he was released on bail for 10 days in May 2016.
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For more information, please contact Amnesty International Canada press 
officers Sue Montgomery at 613-744-7667 ext. 236 
<tel:%28613%29%20744-7667> or smontgomery at amnesty.ca 
<mailto:smontgomery at amnesty.ca> or Beth Berton-Hunter, 416-363-9933 ext. 
332 <tel:%28416%29%20363-9933>; bberton-hunter at amnesty.ca 
<mailto:bberton-hunter at amnesty.ca>*



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