Lawyer attacks 'plane plot' leak

Lawyer attacks 'plane plot' leak

Document surfaced as UN considering whether to take client off terror list

BY SUE MONTGOMERY, THE GAZETTE AUGUST 6, 2011


A 2004 document from Canada's spy agency alleging that Abousfian Abdelrazik and Adil Charkaoui conspired more than a decade ago to blow up a plane from Montreal is a blatant attempt by government officials to use old and unfounded information to continue to brand Abdelrazik a terrorist, his lawyer said Friday.

The document was leaked anonymously to the media Thursday, as the United Nations Security Council deliberates whether to remove Abdelrazik, a Canadian citizen, from their terrorist blacklist where he has appeared since 2006, even though he was cleared in 2007 of allegations of terrorism by CSIS and the RCMP.

"The government senior officials would be aware (that a decision is coming soon) and suddenly in the midst of that, this document comes out," Paul Champ said in a phone interview. "The official who released this was trying to sabotage Mr. Abdelrazik's delisting application."



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