TORONTO (Sputnik) - A Canadian federal judge on Tuesday dismissed former Nazi death squad member Helmut Oberlander’s bid to permanently stay the deportation proceedings against him.
Lawyers for the former Schutzstaffel (SS) member have accused the Canadian government of withholding sensitive documents critical to the case.
"I come to the conclusion that the Court should not entertain Mr. Oberlander’s request and should not exercise its discretion in favor of a permanent stay of proceedings at this point in time," a Federal Court of Canada justice, Denis Gascon, said in the ruling.
Oberlander's legal counsel claim the federal government withheld confidential documents from the 1986-87 Commission of Inquiry on War Criminals in Canada report, better known as the Deschenes Commission, according to which the commission never established clear evidence of Oberlander’s participation in war crimes or crimes against humanity.
Oberlander learned of the commission’s findings through a Toronto Star article that was included in the evidence submitted by government lawyers for the former SS member’s admissibility hearing, set to commence last month, according to documents filed by his defense team.
However, the federal court justice ruled that the abuse of process allegations must be brought before the Immigration and Refugee Board's Immigration Division (ID) first. (more...)
Canadian Court Rejects Ex-Nazi Oberlander's Bid to Stay Deportation Proceedings – Ruling
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