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The Canadian anticipated to be freed from a North African prison might get entangled in a new set of sharpened anti-terrorism laws, including the possibility of an investigative hearing, as he is deported by the Mauritania authorities as early as this week. 24-year-old London, Ont., resident, Aaron Yoon, was released on Tuesday after spending 18 months in jail. Canadian authorities are already pursuing the case to find his relationship with two of his friends who ended up taking their own lives during a terrorist attack that consumed life of 37 hostages in Algeria early this year.
Prior to that calamity, Mr. Yoon was taken in custody for alleged terrorist ties while he continued denying any knowledge of it. However, it has not been confirmed yet by any authority that it will arrest Mr. Yoon upon arrival in Canada.
At the same time, Canada’s parliament has recently passed pre-emptive anti-terrorism powers in July 15, in practice of which RCMP can claim a renewed investigative-hearing power to compel terrorism suspects to disclose what they know about past or impending attacks. However, the national police force, RCMP, has denied any immediate plans of implementing the provision against Mr. Yoon, as it mentioned that “the bill only came into effect last week, and we have not sought [attorney-general] permission for an investigative hearing.’ RCMP’s spokesperson, Julie Gagnon, mentioned that “the RCMP will not speculate on what will happen when Mr. Yoon arrives in Canada.”
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