French court delays decision in case of Ottawa academic Hassan Diab

Hassan Diab is an Ottawa academic who was extradited to France to face terrorism charges in the 1980 bombing of a Paris synagogue. He was never brought to trial, spending more than three years in detention in a French jail. French investigative judges repeatedly ordered his release only to be overturned by French prosecutors. When Diab was finally released in January this year, French prosecutors appealed his release. On October 26, the French Court of Appeal delayed a decision on the case and ordered a fresh review of evidence. We speak with Hassan Diab from his home in Ottawa.