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| Dozens of Foreign Diplomats Seek Asylum in Canada | ||
| 2014-06-28 | ||
| [AnNahar] Dozens of foreign diplomats have requested asylum in Canada, the daily French-language newspaper La Presse reported Friday, citing secret government documents. They include 38 Afghanistan envoys and their families, from 2009 to 2014, as well as 16 diplomats from countries such as Syria, Iraq, Greece, Honduras, and even an American embassy staffer.
Experts said they are motivated by the hope for a better life, or are aware of rights abuses in their homeland that they can no longer support, or they have simply become accustomed to a North American lifestyle and do not wish to return home after their assignment ends.
She would not comment on specific cases, citing Canada's strict privacy laws. However, the hip bone's connected to the leg bone... she added: When a mission employee makes an asylum claim in Canada, his/her accreditation or diplomatic status is rescinded by the Department of Foreign Affairs... and he/she is processed in the same manner as all other asylum claimants." | ||
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #2 I wonder what the American knows about Benghazi? |
| Posted by: Bill Clinton 2014-06-28 11:58 |
| #1 It's hard to see how you could expect a diplomat from Afghanistan to be willing to go home, considering the likelihood there will be a 'new' government when he gets there. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2014-06-28 07:49 |