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Canada decides on Sudan 'suspect' | Canada decides on Sudan 'suspect' |
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A Canadian court has ordered the Ottawa government to allow the return of an al-Qaeda suspect, who has spent the last six years in Sudan. | |
Abousfian Abdelrazik, who has dual Canadian-Sudanese citizenship, was arrested in Sudan after going there on a visit in 2003. | Abousfian Abdelrazik, who has dual Canadian-Sudanese citizenship, was arrested in Sudan after going there on a visit in 2003. |
Canada has been refusing to issue him with an emergency passport so he can leave, and he has been in the lobby of the Canadian embassy for a year. | Canada has been refusing to issue him with an emergency passport so he can leave, and he has been in the lobby of the Canadian embassy for a year. |
He denies any links to terrorism. | He denies any links to terrorism. |
A Canadian federal judge in Ottawa has now ruled that the Canadian government has failed to justify its decision not to help Mr Abdelrazik. | A Canadian federal judge in Ottawa has now ruled that the Canadian government has failed to justify its decision not to help Mr Abdelrazik. |
He said the government should issue him with an emergency passport and arrange to fly him from Sudan to Canada within 30 days. | He said the government should issue him with an emergency passport and arrange to fly him from Sudan to Canada within 30 days. |
Mr Abdelrazik says he was beaten and tortured while in a Sudanese prison after Canadian agents allegedly recommended his arrest on suspicion of terrorism. | Mr Abdelrazik says he was beaten and tortured while in a Sudanese prison after Canadian agents allegedly recommended his arrest on suspicion of terrorism. |
He has not been charged with any crimes, and Canadian intelligence officials have since acknowledged there is no information linking him to any crime. | He has not been charged with any crimes, and Canadian intelligence officials have since acknowledged there is no information linking him to any crime. |
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