Third security certificate is double jeopardy, court told

Mahmoud Jaballah was first detained under a security certificate in 1999. He was released after the courts found the certificate to be unreasonable. Jaballah was re-arrested in 2001 under a new certificate. He was released in 2008 after the Supreme Court struck down the security certificate law. After Parliament passed a new law, the government signed a third certificate against Jaballah.

Brendan Kennedy writes for the Toronto Start:

[Jaballah’s lawyer] argued in court that proceedings against Jaballah should be stayed, because there was no new evidence to justify the second and third certificates.

“The essence of the allegations against Mr. Jaballah, and the nature of the proceedings remain unchanged from 1999 to today,” he said in court.