Eight years of security certificate hell.
National Security Certificate
Fighting for Mohamed Harkat
Eight years ago, on Dec. 10th, 2002, Mohamed Harkat was arrested and thrown in jail for alleged and unproven terrorism offenses, and faces deportation to his native Algeria. His wife Sophie describes the impact of the prosecution against him and of the recent judicial setback in his case, when Justice Simon Noel upheld the security certificate issued against him.
Out with the old, in with the old!
What was expected to be the end of a long nightmare and a great end to 2010 turned out to be a disaster. We can't really put 2010 behind us because our battle continues.
Dividing lines: The case of Mohamed Mahjoub
Twelve years ago, Mohamed Mahjoub became a victim of one of the most egregious legal measures that can be taken against a person in Canada, a security certificate. Since then, though he was never even charged with a crime, he faced seven years of detention followed by release with draconian conditions. Though his conditions of release were recently loosened somewhat, troubling questions remain about the entire security apparatus in which Mahjoub and others are ensnared.
