Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 6, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press tuesday july 6, 2004 Canada / world a7 Syria refuses to assist Arar inquiry Fred Chartrand / Canadian press Arar talks to Media during a break in inquiry yesterday. Canadian claims he was tortured there after deportation earlier this year the Federal government the absence of information from Syria will be by Jim Bro skill appointed Justice Dennis Oconnor to Lead an a Hole in the inquiry but it in to the kind of Hole inquiry into the Case. That will affect the commissioners mandate and o Ottawa ? Syria has turned Down a the inquiry had asked Syria Jordan and the his ability to discharge it Edwardh said. Request from the Maher Arar inquiry for United states to help the commission piece some information about the Maher Arar Case assistance in unravelling the Circum together details of the affair. Formal letters must remain secret As police continue their stances of the Ottawa mans arrest and decor were sent to the three countries by diplomatic investigations into Al Aida terrorist cells in tation. Pouch last month via foreign affairs. Ottawa government lawyer Barbara Mcisaac the decision could make it tougher to get to Cavalluzzo said the told the Arar inquiry yesterday. The Bottom of How and Why Ottawa resident inquiry will work on its or. Arar a name came to the attention of the we were Arar wound up in a syrian prison As a terror own to corroborate ramp As a result of investigations relating to ism suspect. Statements made about certainly hoping possible activities of Al Aida terrorist cells in in its refusal to provide information Syria Arar by syrian officials. That the syrian Ottawa. Those investigations Are ongoing she cited the Lack of an Overall agreement with Well have to do that said. Government Canada with respect to Legal co operation said through other Means Mcisaac said that some information if made Paul Cavalluzzo commission counsel for the and we would co Public could jeopardize the investigations and inquiry. Officials at the syrian endanger future prosecutions if charges Are operate. My we were certainly hoping that the syrian gov embassy in Ottawa Ever Laid against any of the suspected terror Ern ment would co operate he told reporters were not immediately own View is that its. Yesterday. My own View is that they could co available. They could co she declined to comment on whether police operate with or without an Kimberly Phillips a Are still investigating Arar. Operate with or the foreign affairs department also said the foreign affairs spokes nor would she say whether police Are invest absence of a treaty should not preclude Shar woman said it was without an Ligating Abdullah Almalki a second Ottawa Man ing of information with the inquiry. Unclear whether Syria a who was recently released from jail in Syria agreement Syria a decision came As parties to the invest move was a require and who was a known target of ramp surveil ligation tussle at hearings yesterday Over ment under that coun inquiry counsel Lance in 2001 and 2002. Ground rules for deciding How much inform try a Laws or a policy Paul Cavalluzzo i a not prepared to answer that question Tion about Arar Scase will be disclosed publicly. Decision. Mcisaac said. Arar a syrian born Canadian citizen was Marlys Edwardh one of Arar a lawyers said asked if he believes he is still being invest detained in new York on suspicion of terrorism while Syria a co operation would have been use gated by police Arar also declined to comment in september 2002. Ful the decision was not surprising in Light of saying he prefers to address that question when the telecommunications Engineer travelling the allegations and the record of the govern he gives his formal evidence at the inquiry. On a Canadian passport was subsequently ment of Oconnor indicated it was too Early to know deported to Syria by . Authorities after a Stop Edwardh maintained that Syria was a willing exactly How the inquiry will determine what in Jordan. And eager participant in the practice of extra can be publicly disclosed. To some extent Arar says he was tortured for months by syr Ordinary rendition ? using brutal methods to we re going to learn As we Ian officials before being released. He denies extract information from prisoners such As Arar ? up / can West any involvement in terrorism. On behalf of the United states. 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