STORY: "Ottawa hits 'dangerous new low' with professor's extradition, supporters say," by reporter Carys Mills published in the Globe and Mail on April 13, 2012.
GIST: "Supporters of an Ottawa professor who was ordered extradited earlier this month say Canadian justice reached a “dangerous new low” by surrendering Hassan Diab to France not for a trial but to be questioned.........University of Toronto international law professor Ed Morgan said for someone to be extradited they have to be facing charges. “We can never predict what will happen at a trial, if the evidence against a person will collapse,” he said. “But he definitely has to be facing some charges.” One legal expert said if France has admitted they don’t have necessary evidence to go to trial, Mr. Diab shouldn’t be extradited. “That would be a complete misuse of the extradition process,” said Gary Botting, a B.C. lawyer who has represented clients in extradition cases in written extensively on the topic. “It simply is not the way the extradition process is supposed to work in Canada,” he said."
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE:
I am monitoring this case. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments.
The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:
http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith
Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html
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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog.
