Six Years On, Hassan Diab Recounts His Release from a French Prison in January 2018

by Hassan Diab Support Committee / January 25th, 2024

Dr. Hassan Diab was wrongfully extradited from Canada to France in 2014, for alleged involvement in a bombing outside a Paris synagogue in 1980. He spent more than three years in a French prison before investigative judges determined that there was no evidence linking him to the crime, and ordered his immediate and unconditional release.

Hassan’s release was a moment of pure joy which we share with you in the videos below. Sadly, the joy did not last long. The French prosecutor appealed the release decision for political reasons and Hassan remains under the threat of being extradited once again to France for a crime he did not commit.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau must honour his words on June 20, 2018, when he acknowledged that “this is something that obviously was an extremely difficult situation to go through for himself [Hassan], for his family” and promised to “make sure that it never happens again”.

Hassan Diab Support Committee seeks to end relentless persecution and reform Canada's Extradition Act. Read other articles by Hassan Diab Support Committee, or visit Hassan Diab Support Committee's website.