April 2023 French court convicted Professor Diab Hasan, in absentia of the 1980 bombing that killed 4 and injured 46.
Supporters of Hassan Diab, who became a Canadian citizen in 1993 are calling on Canada to refuse extradition request.
The Ottawa Citizen reported
The conviction was a surprise to many even in the court. Among the defense witnesses was a magistrate who investigated the case and testified that there was not enough evidence to convict Diab.
The head of France’s leading Jewish group, CRIF, welcomed the conviction, and urged Canada to arrest Diab. The victims’ attorneys say the long-awaited trial will serve as deterrent for future terrorist acts and antisemitic sentiments.
France says Lebanese-born sociology professor Hassan Diab was a member of a Palestinian militant group
Globe and Mail opinion by ALEX NEVE AND ROBERT J. CURRIE
Canada must put a stop to injustice in the Hassan Diab case, once and for all
Friday’s decision from the French Special Assize Court, which found Mr. Diab guilty in absentia of a horrific synagogue bombing in Paris despite overwhelming evidence that he was not in France at the time,
Professor’s Passport in Possession of PFLP Senior Leader
Professor Hasan says that his passport was stolen. He has know ideal how it got to a leader of the PLFP
Bernie Farber and Mira Sucharov proclaims Hasan is innocent in a Globe and Mail op-ed Article.