Harkat loses bid to quash security certificate, faces deportation

posted on March 23, 2005 | in Category Mohamed Harkat | PermaLink

Original author: Jim Bronskill
Source: CANOE.CA CNEWS
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Date: March 22, 2005


OTTAWA (CP) - A long-awaited court ruling could clear the way for deportation of Mohamed Harkat, an Ottawa man jailed for more than two years as a national security threat.

On Tuesday, a Federal Court judge upheld a security certificate issued against Harkat, potentially setting the stage for the refugee's return to his native Algeria. The decision, which cannot be appealed, effectively becomes a removal order.

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