Harkat Served with Deportation Papers, but Will Continue the Fight to Stay in Canada

posted on January 23, 2011 | in Category Mohamed Harkat | PermaLink

by Gord McDougall
Source: CFRA Radio News
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Date: January 21, 2011


Mohammed Harkat has been served with deportation papers.

While the man, who has been declared a threat to Canadian security, says he continues to worry, his lawyer is calling today's action "a formality".

Matthew Webber says he's confident his plans to appeal this deportation order will work.

"We've been down this road before," says Webber. "In a country that embraces due process and has a Charter of Rights, you don't remove people from the country to potential danger when they have an ongoing appeal. It's not gonna happen."

Webber says even if everything the government says about his client were true, his client should not be deported to a country where they maintain he would be tortured. Harkat denies alleged ties to terrorism, and says he would be tortured if deported to his native Algeria.

The deportation order has no timeline attached, and Webber expects the appeals process will be a lengthy one.

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