Muslim cleric slated for deportation has left country
Last Updated: Monday, October 22, 2007 | 4:21 PM ET
CBC News
Related
Internal Links
The wife of Said Jaziri, a controversial Muslim cleric scheduled for deportation Monday, did not go to the airport for his departure.
Mohammed Alaoui — one of the imam's supporters — said Jaziri's Canadian-born wife Nancy-Ann Adams is in the late stages of pregnancy and has been ordered by her doctor to stay in a Laval hospital.
Jaziri was scheduled to be deported on Monday.
CBC's French-language service reported that Jaziri boarded a plane at midday Monday.
But a spokesman for the Canada Border Services Agency said the agency will only confirm the cleric has left the country once he has arrived in Tunisia.
The Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations has urged Immigration Minister Diane Finley to stay Jaziri's deportation.
Amnesty International Canada believes Jaziri is at serious risk of being tortured on his return, adding that Tunisia has a dubious human rights record.
Jaziri is accused of lying on his refugee application, and his request for permanent residency was turned down this fall.
The Muslim cleric led the Al-Qods mosque in Montreal.
With files from the Canadian PressShare Tools
Latest Montreal News Headlines
- Tornado touchdown confirmed near Montreal
- Trees were uprooted, roofs damaged and windows shattered as severe thunderstorms and a tornado rattled through southwestern Quebec Friday night. more »
- Champlain Bridge road work blitz this weekend
- Transport Quebec is advising drivers to avoid the Champlain Bridge corridor this weekend as a blitz of major road work closes down some lanes. more »
- Quebec students ready for tuition hike, says one leader
- The president of Quebec's College Student Federation (FECQ), Leo Bureau-Blouin, tells CBC Radio's The House that students "are ready for a compromise on the amount of a tuition hike," as the Quebec government and the province's student associations prepare to resume talks. more »
- IOC's Jacques Rogge encourages Olympic bids for Quebec City, Toronto
- International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge believes there is an opportunity for either Quebec City or Toronto to host a future Olympic Games. more »
Top News Headlines
- Everest team unable to bring down Toronto woman's body
- Bad weather has hampered the recovery team that is attempting to bring down the body of a Toronto woman who died trying to climb Mt. Everest. more »
- 32 Syrian children die in artillery attack, says UN
- More than 90 people have been killed by regime forces in a district of central Syria, with the head of the UN team in the country confirming at least 32 children and 60 adults were killed the attack. more »
- Woman's remains found in hockey bag on Cape Breton river
- Police in Nova Scotia are investigating after a woman's remains were found in a hockey bag floating on a Cape Breton river Friday night. more »
- Montreal student group says Bill 78 must be priority
- Quebec's coalition of student associations says Bill 78 must be a priority if a new round of negotiations start up with the government in the ongoing tuition conflict. more »
Most Viewed/Commented
- Tornado touchdown confirmed near Montreal
- 32nd night protest in Montreal
- Quebec students challenge Bill 78 in court
- Quebec students ready for tuition hike, says one leader
- Mysterious photos may shed light on 2004 Quebec homicide
- Son testifies on behalf of father accused of killing wife
- Quebec faces mounting pressure amid student crisis
- Ottawa man in hospital after lightning strike
- Bookies set odds on Quebec student protest
