Lawyer at closed-door Arar hearings cites progress

[struggle4progress]

Inquiry may open in March
Canadian Press
Thursday, November 25, 2004

OTTAWA -- The lawyer helping to conduct closed-door hearings at the Maher Arar inquiry said Thursday more of the story is being uncovered - and the public will eventually be told the essentials.

"We are very confident that we are getting to the bottom of this story," said Paul Cavalluzzo. <snip>

Arar, a Syrian-born Canadian citizen, was detained in New York in September 2002 as an alleged member of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida network.

The Ottawa telecommunications engineer was then deported to Syria, where he says he was tortured before being set free several months later. He denies any involvement in terrorism. <snip>

http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/news/story.html?id=0b22f4b1-c06a-4e4e-8cb8-fc88a66622c7

[Barkley]

1. I hope they bring this up during Bush's visist - nt