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Another Canadian for Liberals to stand behind II |
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Written by Darcey
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Friday, 07 December 2007 |
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Thwarted London bomber terrorist and Canadian Momin Khawaja has lost another appeal. Will Liberal leader Stephane Dion jump up, put his arm around him and call him a gentleman and advocate for his immediate release so he can come and live at his house? Momin Khawaja has lost another legal bid to derail the terrorism charges he faces. A Federal Court of Appeal panel has unanimously dismissed his appeal of an earlier Federal Court ruling that found his right to a fair trial was not jeopardized by a secretive court process to vet sensitive government information about the case. "The challenged provision, when examined in context, strikes a balance between the need for protection of sensitive national security information and the rights of the individual," appeal court Chief Justice John Richard wrote in the decision. Mr. Khawaja, 28, is accused of conspiring with a British al-Qaeda cell in a thwarted plot to bomb public targets in London in 2004. His Ottawa trial, postponed several times now as his defence lawyer launched various constitutional challenges, is expected to begin next year. (National Post )
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