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**masaredera** · 02-23-2007, 05:15 PM

Court strikes*indefinite holding of terror suspects - CNN.com

OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canada's Supreme Court struck down Friday a controversial anti-terror law that allows foreign suspects to be detained indefinitely on the basis of secret evidence.

The court ruled unanimously that the government had broken Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms by issuing so-called security certificates to imprison people, pending deportation, without giving them a chance to see the government's case.

"Before the state can detain people for significant periods of time, it must accord them a fair judicial process," Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin wrote on behalf of all nine judges.

Looks like we have decided to honor the right of people to defend themselves in a court of law. What a novel idea?

Andrew

02-23-2007, 05:15 PM	#1
masaredera Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 505 Senior Member	Canada strikes down anti-terror law! Court strikes*indefinite holding of terror suspects - CNN.com OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) -- Canada's Supreme Court struck down Friday a controversial anti-terror law that allows foreign suspects to be detained indefinitely on the basis of secret evidence. The court ruled unanimously that the government had broken Canada's Charter of Rights and Freedoms by issuing so-called security certificates to imprison people, pending deportation, without giving them a chance to see the government's case. "Before the state can detain people for significant periods of time, it must accord them a fair judicial process," Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin wrote on behalf of all nine judges. Looks like we have decided to honor the right of people to defend themselves in a court of law. What a novel idea? Andrew
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