Surrendering to Gross Manipulation
Mohamed Zeki Mahjoub, currently living in Canada, has been convicted in absentia in his native country for involvement at the highest level with the radical wing of Egypt-based Islamic Jihad; the Vanguards of the Conquest. As in heralding a modern-day re-conquest of the world community. Islamic Jihad was the original breeding ground for some of the more senior members of al-Qaeda. The Muslim Brotherhood, another revered 'resistance' group bred Hamas, that other noted terror militia.
Mr. Mahjoub has been identified by Canada's CSIS as a threat to Canadian security and a security certificate was issued against him in 2000. The first error Canada made was to accept Mr. Mahjoub as an Egyptian-born refugee in 1995, when clearly his association with a political-religious terror group, if disclosed, would have nullified his claim. The Federal Government of Canada is anxious to deport the man, but he has access to all of Canada's democratic systems of justice, and has appealed deportation.
Claiming that if returned to his native country where a lengthy prison term awaits him, he will be tortured. Do we then balance the potential of torture for this man who, like all terrorists doesn't lose any sleep over the victims of planned attacks, against the need to protect Canadians against such planned attacks? Federal lawyers insist that the threat to Canada through Mr. Mahjoub's continued residence, remains a significant one, in light of his terrorist background dedicating him to fanatical jihad.
In 2006 A new holding centre was built to house Canada's security certificate detainees, the Kingston Immigration Holding Centre. Opponents of Canada's plans to detain and isolate those its security services deem deadly potential dangers to the country, claim the facility to be "Guantanamo North". Having spent seven years in custody, one at the Kingston facility, Mr. Mahjoub managed to secure his release with stringent bail conditions, living with his family under constraints to his freedom.
Constraints that he finally decided were too difficult to impose on his family, so he decided to voluntarily return to the holding centre. Where, when he was returned, he was the sole inmate. And he launched himself on a hunger strike in the early summer in a protest against what he termed 'conditions' at the holding centre. He was, in effect, living in isolation, with no opportunities to involve himself with activities available in other federal prison systems.
His hunger strike led to a severe weight loss and deteriorating health conditions. Leading Federal Court Judge Edmond Blanchard to compassionately consider his release under new bail conditions because of the 'severe' conditions under which he was incarcerated. Reasoning that due to the length of time Mr. Mahjoub has spent behind bars, he has lost contact with extremists, thus rendering him less likely to constitute a present threat.
His release order should, logically, result in a short stay outside of incarceration. After which short time has elapsed, movement should be made to proceed with extradition. Canada should not be seen as a safe harbour for international terrorists who have learned how well it works to manipulate reasonable people to have compassion on those whose psychopathic tendencies render them a real and present threat to safety and security.
Mr. Mahjoub has been identified by Canada's CSIS as a threat to Canadian security and a security certificate was issued against him in 2000. The first error Canada made was to accept Mr. Mahjoub as an Egyptian-born refugee in 1995, when clearly his association with a political-religious terror group, if disclosed, would have nullified his claim. The Federal Government of Canada is anxious to deport the man, but he has access to all of Canada's democratic systems of justice, and has appealed deportation.
Claiming that if returned to his native country where a lengthy prison term awaits him, he will be tortured. Do we then balance the potential of torture for this man who, like all terrorists doesn't lose any sleep over the victims of planned attacks, against the need to protect Canadians against such planned attacks? Federal lawyers insist that the threat to Canada through Mr. Mahjoub's continued residence, remains a significant one, in light of his terrorist background dedicating him to fanatical jihad.
In 2006 A new holding centre was built to house Canada's security certificate detainees, the Kingston Immigration Holding Centre. Opponents of Canada's plans to detain and isolate those its security services deem deadly potential dangers to the country, claim the facility to be "Guantanamo North". Having spent seven years in custody, one at the Kingston facility, Mr. Mahjoub managed to secure his release with stringent bail conditions, living with his family under constraints to his freedom.
Constraints that he finally decided were too difficult to impose on his family, so he decided to voluntarily return to the holding centre. Where, when he was returned, he was the sole inmate. And he launched himself on a hunger strike in the early summer in a protest against what he termed 'conditions' at the holding centre. He was, in effect, living in isolation, with no opportunities to involve himself with activities available in other federal prison systems.
His hunger strike led to a severe weight loss and deteriorating health conditions. Leading Federal Court Judge Edmond Blanchard to compassionately consider his release under new bail conditions because of the 'severe' conditions under which he was incarcerated. Reasoning that due to the length of time Mr. Mahjoub has spent behind bars, he has lost contact with extremists, thus rendering him less likely to constitute a present threat.
His release order should, logically, result in a short stay outside of incarceration. After which short time has elapsed, movement should be made to proceed with extradition. Canada should not be seen as a safe harbour for international terrorists who have learned how well it works to manipulate reasonable people to have compassion on those whose psychopathic tendencies render them a real and present threat to safety and security.
Labels: Crisis Politics, Government of Canada, Terrorism
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