Supporters of Hassan Diab are calling on Canada to refuse any new extradition request from France after a court found the Ottawa sociology professor guilty of a 1980 bombing.
Diab, who has always maintained innocence, was tried in absentia in Paris for the attack on a synagogue that killed four and wounded 46.
A French court sentenced Diab to life in prison Friday and issued an arrest warrant for him.
Diab called the outcome incredible and Kafkaesque. “We hoped that reason would prevail.”
It is the latest twist in a long-running case that has spurred demands in Canada to reform extradition laws.
The RCMP arrested Diab in November 2008 in response to a request by France….