Coalition Justice for Adil Charkaoui, 13 July 2004

13 July 2004, Montreal - Among the more than twenty people who came forward to offer support for Adil Charkaoui’s release on bail are Louise Harel (MNA (PQ), Hochelaga-Maisonneuve), Daniel Turp (MNA (PQ), Mercier), Marie-Christine Paret (former Professor of Charkaoui’s at University of Montreal), Gregory Baum (renowned theologian and author, retired McGill University professor), Pascale Montpetit (comedian), Martin Duckworth (documentary film-maker), Amir Khadir (doctor, activist with the Union des Forces Progressistes), Murray Thomson (Pearson Peace Medal, Order of Canada, co-founder of more than seven national and international peace and social justice organizations), and Charkaoui’s father and sister. Together, they are offering almost $50,000 in bail for Charkaoui’s conditional release.

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