Montreal woman held in Syria deemed security threat, refused government help returning to Canada | 24CA News
A Montreal lady captured in Syria has been refused authorities help returning to Canada due to the safety risk she poses, a lawyer mentioned Monday.
Lawrence Greenspon mentioned Global Affairs Canada had suggested him that, based mostly on safety assessments, the lady didn’t high quality for presidency help.
The mom of six, whom he recognized solely as Ms. J, is certainly one of three Canadian girls nonetheless detained at camps for foreigners taken prisoner through the combat in opposition to ISIS.
While the federal authorities is making ready to carry two Edmonton girls out of the camps, Ms. J didn’t qualify for “extraordinary assistance” beneath the federal government’s coverage on ISIS detainees, he mentioned.
Toronto lady who married ISIS fighter and returned to Canada April 6 with out being arrested.
Stewart Bell/Global News
She “is assessed to adhere to extremist ideological beliefs which may lead her to act in a violent manner that would pose a security threat in Canada, and the government has no ability to ensure that no such conduct occurs,” Greenspon mentioned, studying from the federal government’s resolution.
Greenspon disagreed, saying the federal government might carry costs in opposition to her or search a terrorism peace bond from the courts to cut back any dangers.
“It is completely untrue,” he mentioned of the federal government declare the chance she posed was unmanageable.
She should now determine whether or not to permit her kids to journey to Canada with out her, or to maintain the household united in a jail camp, Greenspon mentioned.
Global Affairs Canada has not but responded to a request for remark.
Canadian diplomats and native authorities in northeast Syria at handover of 4 Canadian girls on April 5, 2023.
AANES
Seven Canadian girls have to date returned residence from the detention camps. Only one has been charged, whereas 5 have been arrested on terrorism peace bonds.
Peace bonds impose restrictions on suspects, equivalent to ankle displays and web bans. They are supposed to reduce the dangers they pose and shield public security.
Four Canadian males are additionally nonetheless in custody in Syria, together with self-admitted ISIS sniper Muhammad Ali, a former resident of Mississauga, Ont.
The Federal Court ordered the federal government to repatriate the lads, however officers appealed and the resolution was overturned.
The Kurdish-led administration that controls northeast Syria intends to place the roughly 4,000 international ISIS members in its custody on trial.
“They will be public trials — monitors, observers, experts, lawyers, will be welcome to these trials,” the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria mentioned.
“These will be fair trials.”
Kimberly Polman, who was married to an ISIS fighter, returned to Canada final October after being held at a jail camp in Syria. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck.
DD
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service warned in its most up-to-date annual report in regards to the long-term risk posed by what it referred to as CETs, or Canadian Extremist Travellers.
“Although CET returnees may not immediately or directly engage in extremist violence, they still pose a national security risk,” the report mentioned.
“In time, CETs may engage in extremist activities such as fundraising, maintenance of domestic and international networks, radicalization and/or recruitment.”
© 2023 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
