- Fateh Kamel
An Algerian-Canadian, Fateh Kamel is believed to have fought the
Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan , as well as fighting in Bosnia before he moved to Canada in 1987. He was grantedCanadian citizenship in 1993,Hamilton, Graeme.National Post ," [http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=2d443a84-fb4d-45ba-8afd-f11cd6bf65d3&k=30863 Passport Order infringes rights of former terrorist: court] " March 13 2008] and owned the "Aristanat Nord-Sud Craft Store" inMontreal .Williams, Paul L. "Al Qaeda: Brotherhood of Terror", 2002]In Canada, he is alleged to have led a group of radical Montreal
Islamists , includingAhmed Ressam . In 1991 he is believed to have attended anAfghan training camp , and returned to Montreal where he stole money and identity documents to support his group's plans to bomb Parisian metro stations, and a series of attacks in the city ofRoubaix .He was arrested in Jordan in March 1999, and extradited to France, where he was convicted and sentenced to eight years' imprisonment. After his early release from prison for good behaviour, he returned to Montreal in January 2005, where he was living with his wife and son until Canada brought
deportation orders against him.MacLeon, Ian.Ottawa Citizen , " [http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/observer/story.html?id=bb0b1a96-a65b-4373-8e85-dce93f4fbc2d&p=5 The warning lights were all blinking red] ", February 23 2008]Five months after returning to Canada, Kamel applied for a passport explaining that he needed to fly to
Thailand on a business trip. OnNovember 30 ,Pierre Pettigrew wrote an internal memo suggesting the application be denied, which it was. In March 2008, Federal Court justiceSimon Noel ruled that this had infringed Kamel's rights under theCanadian Charter .References
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