Charkaoui is free

Judge formally strikes down security certificate against Charkaoui

Charkaoui is a landed immigrant who was arrested in Montreal in 2003 under security-certificate legislation that allows Canada to expel foreign-born individuals if they are considered a national security risk.

One correction, Canadian Press: the security certificate law applies only to non-citizens, not “foreign-born individuals.”

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