Independent Review of the Extradition of Dr. Hassan Diab

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Table of Contents

• Executive Summary
  • The Extradition Process in Brief
  • Concerns about Dr. Diab’s Extradition
  • My Review
  • My Conclusions in Brief
• Overview
  • The Scope of the Review
  • The Review Process
  • Summary of Findings
  • How the Report is Organized
• Part A: Extradition Law and the Extradition Process in Canada
  • 1. The Extradition Process
  • 2. Evidence Required for Extradition (the Record of the Case)
  • 3. The Restrained Role of Extradition Judges and the Process for Challenging the Record of the Case
  • 4. Disclosure in Extradition Proceedings
• Part B: The Chronology of the Case
  • 1. The Investigation in France
  • 2. The Pre-Arrest Involvement of the Canadian Authorities
  • 3. An Overview of Dr. Diab’s Extradition Proceedings in Canada
  • 4. The Arrest, Bail Hearing, and Authority to Proceed
  • 5. The Record of the Case
  • 6. Defence Efforts to Undermine the Reliability of Evidence in the ROC
  • 7. IAG Communication with France
  • 8. Decision on the Admissibility of Defence Evidence
  • 9. Efforts by France to Obtain a New Handwriting Report and Updates to the Court
  • 10. The Abuse of Process Applications
  • 11. Admissibility of Defence Experts Challenging the Reliability of the Bisotti Report
  • 12. The Committal Hearing
  • 13. Charter Application for Exclusion of Bisotti Report
  • 14. Decision on Committal
  • 15. Submissions to the Minister and Decision to Order Surrender
  • 16. Appeal of Committal and Judicial Review Application
  • 17. The Proceedings in France
  • 18. The Involvement of Global Affairs Canada and the IAG After Surrender
  • 19. Calls for a Review
• Part C: Analysis, Response and Conclusions
  • 1. Was the law followed in the conduct of the Diab extradition?
  • 2. Do any particular approaches taken by IAG counsel in the Diab extradition require improvement or correction going forward?
  • 3. Are there specific concerns to be addressed with our foreign partner (France) with respect to Dr. Diab’s treatment after he was surrendered to France?
  • Conclusion
• Appendix A – Terms of Reference
• Appendix B – Timeline
• Appendix C – Summary of Recommendations