MONTREAL (CP) - Canada's spy service is under fire from critics, including one of its former agents, for systemically destroying source notes related to terrorism cases and the high-profile Air India trial.
Canadian Security Intelligence Service record-keeping is being scrutinized after a renewed defence request this week to quash Canada's case against alleged al-Qaida terrorist Adil Charkaoui because of eliminated CSIS notes. Former CSIS agent Michel Juneau-Katsuya says the agency's practice of destroying notes can disrupt the court system.
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Suspected terrorist aided, financed group linked to al-Qaida: CSIS
By BRIAN DALY
MONTREAL (CP) - A former literature student and karate instructor aided and financed a deadly al-Qaida splinter group, say newly released documents from Canada's spy agency.
The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says jailed Moroccan national Adil Charkaoui is a member of the Moroccan Islamic Combatant Group (MICG), which has been blamed for deadly attacks in Spain and Morocco. Charkaoui, a suspected sleeper agent for al-Qaida, has been held in detention since May 2003 on a national security certificate
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Natch, paperwork would not be available, making it more difficult to dismiss the cases on documented technicalities later.