An #Ottawa #university #lecturer faces #TrialInAbsentia next month in #France - where #prosecutors continue to allege he was involved in a 1980 #TerroristBombing — despite #evidence he was in #Lebanon at the time.
Hassan Diab, 69, a #Canadian #citizen born in Lebanon, has been #pursued by #French authorities for 15 years.
#AmnestyInternational has called on the #FrenchGovernment to halt “groundless” #prosecution of Diab..

https://windsorstar.com/news/local-news/amnesty-international-calls-on-france-to-halt-its-case-against-ottawas-hassan-diab/wcm/8ded7914-8285-4ac9-a385-7b1c2ce8b0d4/amp

#HumanRights #persecution #Canada

Amnesty International calls on France to halt its case against Ottawa's Hassan Diab

A trial in absentia is scheduled to begin April 3. Diab will be represented in court by French lawyers while he remains in Canada's capital.

Windsor Star