Canada says accused Basque terrorist arrested in B.C. a national security threatFri Sep 14, 4:47 PM
VANCOUVER (CP) - The Canadian government says a man suspected of terrorism in Spain is a national security threat here.
Victor Tejedor Bilbao is appearing today before for an admissibility hearing of the Immigration and Refugee Board.
The board will decide whether Bilbao, an alleged member of the Basque separatist group ETA, will be deported to Spain to face charges stemming from a 1981 murder.
Bilbao was arrested in Vancouver in June and is accused of taking part in the killing of a Madrid newspaper journalist on orders from ETA, which means Basque Fatherland and Freedom.
Fifty-one-year-old Bilbao denies membership in the terrorist group, which has been fighting for an independent state in Spain.
Jesse Davidson, a lawyer for the Canada Border Services Agency, told the hearing that Bilbao confessed to the crime in 1988 but later recanted, saying he was tortured.
By the note's header one can say that in Canada a person is guilty until proven innocent. One doesn't have to think too hard to see why is Canada playing by Madrid rules, after all, Canada is dealing with Quebec.
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