"Security certificates violate both the rule of law and the most basic legal protections, such as the right to due process, to a fair trial, and to be free from torture," says Riad Saloojee, CAIR-CAN's executive director. "In their current form, security certificates make a mockery of justice. We hope that the Supreme Court will examine this regime with the critical eye it deserves," he added. Adil Charkaoui, one of five men currently being tried under security certificates, has been granted leave by the Supreme Court to challenge the certificate process as violating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and international law. Under security certificates, the government does not have to disclose the nature of the allegations against a defendant, and evidence can be heard in secret. The process applies only to non-citizens, who can be held indefinitely under the certificates.

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