前加拿大外交部长承认拒绝向被控有极端主义关系、面临诉讼的公民发放护照。 Former Canadian Foreign Minister admits denying passport to citizen accused of extremist ties, facing lawsuit.

加拿大前外交部长Lawrence Cannon于2009年在法庭上承认,根据加拿大情报机构CSIS提出的安全关切,他于2009年拒绝向加拿大公民Abousfian Abdelrazik发放紧急护照。 A former Canadian Foreign Minister, Lawrence Cannon, admitted in court that he denied an emergency passport to Abousfian Abdelrazik, a Canadian citizen, in 2009, based on security concerns raised by Canada's intelligence agency, CSIS. 2003年至2009年在苏丹因涉嫌与极端分子有联系而被拘留的Abdelrazik现在正在起诉加拿大政府和Cannon,指控他们为他的拘留和酷刑提供了便利。 Abdelrazik, who was detained in Sudan from 2003 to 2009 on suspicion of extremist ties, is now suing the Canadian government and Cannon, alleging they facilitated his detention and torture. 2009年6月,在法院裁定Abdelrazik的权利遭到侵犯之后,他最终被送回加拿大。 Abdelrazik was eventually returned to Canada in June 2009 following a court ruling that his rights had been violated.