Federal lawyers to appeal Harkat's bail release

posted on July 13, 2006 | in Category Canada | PermaLink

Original author: CTV News Staff
Source: CTV.ca
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Date: July 13 2006

Lawyers representing the federal government argued Thursday that accused terrorist Mohamed Harkat should not have been released on bail last month.

The lawyers told the Federal Court of Appeal that Harkat posed a great threat to national security and should be returned to a special holding cell for suspected terrorists.

On June 21, Harkat returned to his Ottawa-area home after a Federal Court judge granted him strict bail conditions, citing "unexplained delays'' in the case.

Harkat had been held in jail on a controversial security certificate for more than three years over allegations that he has ties to al Qaeda .

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