Former CSIS official denies claim that spy agency tried to 'scare' diplomats working to free Abdelrazik

A former senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official has denied claims that the spy agency intervened to keep Abousfian Abdelrazik, then a terrorism suspect, in Sudanese detention in the early 2000s.

Former CSIS official denies claim that spy agency tried to 'scare' diplomats working to free Abdelrazik
Abousfian Abdelrazik makes his way to Federal court in Ottawa, Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024.

A former senior Canadian Security Intelligence Service official has denied claims that the spy agency intervened to keep Abousfian Abdelrazik, then a terrorism suspect, in Sudanese detention in the early 2000s.