Lawyers representing Ottawa terror suspect Mohamed Harkat in a secret hearing have won the right to see a wide range of documents never before released to his defence team. In a decision released yesterday, Federal Court Justice Simon Noël ruled the federal government had to disclose "drafts, diagrams, recordings and photographs" that have been collected by the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) during their investigation of Mr. Harkat, a former pizza delivery man who is alleged to be an al-Qaeda operative. Judge Noël's ruling came at the end of an eight-day secret hearing, during which Mr. Harkat was represented by two special advocates. Mohamed Harkat was working as a pizza delivery man when taken into custody on a security certificate in 2002. He now lives in Ottawa under very strict bail conditions.View Larger [PHOTO: Mohamed Harkat was working as a pizza delivery man when taken into custody on a security certificate in 2002. He now lives in Ottawa under very strict bail conditions. Wayne Cuddington, The Ottawa Citizen]

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