Rabble » Matthew Behrens » Mohamed Harkat condemned by a secret system of ‘justice’:
“Due to a system based on secret allegations that neither accused nor lawyers can contest, Harkat has, for eight years, been subject to a “security certificate,” a measure by which individuals can be detained, held indefinitely without charge, and ultimately be deported, despite the risk of torture. The standard of proof in such hearings (which only apply to refugees and immigrants) is the lowest of any court in Canada, and a judge may accept as evidence anything not normally admissible in a court of law. Despite a unanimous 2007 supreme court ruling that found the secret-trials process to be unconstitutional, parliament simply reintroduced new legislation that mirrored the old.”
