Adil Charkaoui's request for liberty denied

posted on October 11, 2007 | in Category Security Certificates | PermaLink

Original author: Jan Ravensbergen
Source: The National Post
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Date: October 10, 2007

Adil Charkaoui, a Montrealer under a federal security certificate, will have to keep wearing a Global Positioning System device that has monitored his every movement since Feb. 17, 2005, a Federal Court of Canada judge ruled Wednesday morning.

"The request for Mr. Charkaoui's provisional liberation without conditions is denied," Judge Simon Noel concluded in a 26-page judgment.

Mr. Charkaoui remains unable to travel outside Montreal without Mr. Noel's permission. He is also required to be supervised at work, and accompanied at all times by specified people when outside his home.

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