Lawyers challenge security certificates at SCC

posted on June 18, 2006 | in Category Canada | PermaLink

Original author: CTV.ca News Staff
Source: CTV.ca
URL: [link]

(also several video news clips at that link)
Date: June 13 2006


The Supreme Court of Canada heard arguments Tuesday that the federal government is violating the Charter of Rights and Freedoms by holding foreign terror suspects indefinitely using security certificates.

The security certificates allow the government to detain the suspects without having to publicly disclose evidence, even to defence lawyers.

"Cases should be heard fully and publicly by an independent and impartial court," Johanne Doyon, lawyer for Moroccan-born Adil Charkaoui told the court.

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