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Court clears way for Abdelrazik torture lawsuit
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The Canadian Press
Date: Wednesday Sep. 1, 2010 6:30 AM ET
OTTAWA — A potentially groundbreaking case on federal responsibility in torture cases has the green light from the Federal Court of Canada.
The court has dismissed the federal government's attempt to strike out much of the lawsuit filed by Abousfian Abdelrazik.
The Montreal man was arrested but not charged during a 2003 visit to Sudan to see his ill mother.
Abelrazik alleges negligence on the part of Canadian Security Intelligence Service officials that resulted in his detention and caused him severe physical and mental injuries.
Paul Champ, Abdelrazik's lawyer, says the ruling is notable because it clearly recognizes torture as grounds for a lawsuit.
He says it also opens the court's door to other Canadian citizens abused in detention abroad "while Canadian officials did little or nothing to help."
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I think he was pushed to take matters into his own hands. I have a teenage son and if he was involved with a drug dealer I would be furious and try anything to save him like this father did for his daughter. Why do police often say they can't do anything until it's too late? Whether it be a drug dealer or an abusive spouse, the police can't seem to do anything until something really bad happens. In this case they could have raided the drug dealers home and arrested him. The whole town knew what was going on in that house but yet the police chose to do nothing. Release this man and give him a medal for doing the right thing by his daughter. I can't wait to see the episode on W5, I will certainly be watching this one.
