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Léon Mugesera faces deportation

posted Jan 12, 2012, 10:12 AM by Milorad Borota   [ updated Jan 12, 2012, 2:40 PM ]
Has been fighting return to Rwanda, but Jan. 12 deadline looms
The Gazette January 6, 2012

MONTREAL - Almost eight years after the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled that he is inadmissible to stay in Canada because he helped incite the Rwandan genocide, Léon Mugesera could finally face deportation to his homeland on Jan. 12.

But the Quebec City resident, who has been fighting expulsion from Canada since 1995 and has been in legal limbo since the 2005 Supreme Court decision, is circulating an email to drum up support from friends - and he has hired a lawyer to launch more legal action.


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