Supporters of Hassan Diab urge Ottawa to reject French terrorism proceedings

OTTAWA — Supporters of Hassan Diab are urging the Trudeau government to rebuff any new extradition request from France now that there is a date for the Ottawa sociology professor’s terrorism trial.

Diab is slated to face trial in France in April next year for a 1980 Paris bombing, even though he was freed from French custody four years ago.

The RCMP arrested Diab in November 2008 in response to a request by France.

French authorities suspect he was involved in the attack on a Paris synagogue that killed four people and injured dozens of others, an accusation he has always denied.