------------ Monday, October 24, 2005 9: 30 am, East Courtroom Supreme Court of Canada Building, 301 Wellington Street. Ottawa -------------- Ottawa - On October 24, 25 and 26, 2005, Mohamed Harkat will be returning to the Federal Court in Ottawa to seek bail. Mohamed Harkat, a convention refugee from Algeria was arrested in Ottawa on International Human Rights Day in December 2002 under a Security Certificate. He is one of the five Muslim men who has been imprisoned here in Canada for over four years without any charges or bail, on secret evidence; all are denied a fair trial and threatened with deportation. None of the cases have access to any of the evidence collected by CSIS for "National Security" reasons. Mohamed Harkat, detained almost three years without charge or bail at the Ottawa Correctional Centre, begins a bail hearing in an attempt to finally win release to his wife, Sophie Harkat, and family. Mohamed Harkat will testify Monday morning, followed by individuals who have come forward as bail sureties. On October 20, Paul Copeland, Mohamed Harkat lawyer, has file an application for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada asking the court to hear Mohamed Harkat's case. For information: Christian Legeais: (613) 276-9102 Sophie Harkat: (613) 290-9144

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